TWO ALLEGED members of the New People’s Army are facing a
criminal charge before the Provincial Prosecution
Office of Davao del Sur for their alleged involvement in the torching of heavy
equipment of construction firms in the area.
The suspects were arrested in Sitio Bayungon, Barangay
Astorga, Sta. Cruz on Aug. 23.
Jimmy Joven and Peter John Corales are facing a charge for
violation of Republic Act 9156 or the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of
2002” and Republic Act 10591 or the “Comprehensive Law of Firearm and
Ammunition.”
Law enforcers are still preparing the documents for the
arson charge to be filed against the respondents.
Joven and Corales are now temporarily held at Sta. Cruz
Municipal Police Office while their case is being resolved by provincial
prosecutor Teresita Recto.
Based on military reports, the respondents were responsible
for burning eight pieces of heavy equipment in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on
Saturday evening.
The report added they burned a grader and backhoe in
Barangay Coronon at 7:30 p.m., and two more excavators of TKS company in
Barangay Darong at the same time.
Another excavator and a dump truck of Premium Construction
Company, owned by AWAT Party List Rep. Pepeng Agoba, were also burned in Sitio
Takub, Barangay Zone 1 at 10 p.m., reportedly by five armed men riding
motorcycles.
At 10:20 p.m., a crane and excavator owned by Profen
construction were razed along the national highway in Barangay Tagabuli.
Accordingly, the alleged rebels held a security guard at
gunpoint and burned the equipment, after which they fled toward Barangay
Coronon and burned a grader of TKS Construction company owned by Michael Tee.
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