Seven unidentified heavily armed men burned a heavy equipment on Wednesday night at Avillage along the highway of
Reports
from Agusan del Sur Police Office said that at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday at Purok 3,
Brgy. Canayugan, Bayugan City in Agusan del Sur, a unit of Michigan Payloader
owned by a certain Danny Cullantes, a resident of T. Calo St. Butuan City
Bayugan
City Police led by its chief PSupt. Gerry O. Ratunil responded to the burning
alarm and proceeded to the said place. During the police investigation, the
driver of the said heavy equipment identified as Enrique Albores Espana, who
slept at a nearby bunk was awakened by the suspect and was ordered to have the
equipment be maneuvered backwards towards an open space.
Then
and there, without any warning, the suspects poured a gallon of gasoline on the
payloader and burned it. While the heavy equipment was on fire, some of the
suspects pointed their guns on the burning heavy equipment and fired.
They
then fled towards unknown directions after the incident claimed some of the
witnesses. Elements of the 23rd IB, Delta Company PA led by 1st Lt. Calope,
based at Brgy. Noli, Bayugan
City
This is activity is probably attributable to the New People's Army (NPA, the military wing of the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Best guess is that the owner of the payloader failed to pay "revolutionary taxes," a euphemism for good old Mafia-style extortion payments.
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