The burned Philex Mines trucks. (JJ Landingin/InterAksyon.com)
Masked gunmen who introduced themselves as guerrillas of the New People’s Army burned two trucks delivering ore concentrates from the Philex Mining Corporation’s Padcal mines in Itogon, Benguet Thursday morning.
Eduardo Aratas, legal officer of Philex Padcal, said the trucks were taking the ore to Poro Point in La Union when they were flagged down by the gunmen along the Philex Road between Sitio Tapak and Barangay Ampucao Central.
Benguet police director Florante Camuyot said the gunmen, armed with assault rifles and estimated to number almost 50, did not harm drivers Rogelio de la Cruz and Danny Butay Aglugob and their security escort Danny Halip Bag-an when they stopped and torched the vehicles around 7:20 a.m.
However, they took Bag-an’s service firearm and handheld radio. The incident also caused the suspension of elementary and high school classes in the area.
Benguet police are pursuing the gunmen, who Camuyot believes are guerrillas of the NPA’s Chadli Molintas Command.
http://interaksyon.com/article/136959/gunmen-claiming-to-be-npa-torch-philex-mining-trucks-in-benguet
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