From the Philippine Star (Jul 1): Unidentified men torch Abra town mayor's backhoe
A backhoe owned by the construction firm of Mayor-elect Dominic Valera of Bangued town in Abra was torched by unidentified men in Baay-Licuan town.
The Cordillera police said the project implementor of the construction firm identified as 44-year-old Vicki Dawigen Sabian reported the incident to the police on Sunday morning.
The equipment worth P6,000,000.00 was parked along the Abra-Kalinga road particularly at Km 473 sitio Nagpawayan, Baay-Licuan, Abra when it was torched.
The police have yet to determine the motive for the attack.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/07/01/960402/unidentified-men-torch-abra-town-mayors-backhoe
Incidents like this one generally have been the work of Maoist NPA rebels in retribution for the failure of individuals/corporations to pay their "revolutionary taxes," a euphemism for extortion payments/protection money.
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