Members of the Philippine National Police here are on full
alert status following an arson incident reported on Thursday in sitio
Sinagaban, Patungcaleo village in Quirino, Ilocos Sur.
Police report said an old equipment of the South Ocean
Mining Corporation owned by a certain Peter Hay, a Chinese National, was burned
down at around 1:25 am on February 19 by still unidentified armed men who
claimed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA).
Based on the statements of security guard Jose Rapada and
caretaker William Ong, an unidentified armed male person entered the premises
and ordered them to turn off their cell phones as he introduced himself as
member of the NPA. Later on, companions of the alleged NPA member poured
gasoline onto the equipment and set it on fire that lasted for more than an
hour.
Following the incident, Police chief superintendent Roman
Felix, Regional director of the PNP Regional Office 1, directed his men to
conduct an in-depth investigation on the matter and ensure maximum security in
the said mining area to avoid the same incident happen in the future.
On April 11, 2014, a similar incident occurred in Patiacan
village, of the same town where a drilling machine of the Freeport Mc-Moran
Phelps Dodge Mining Company was also burned down by alleged NPA rebels.
An intensified security operation is now on-going in
suspected red areas in close coordination with the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) and other law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=737429
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