QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur — A group of fully armed men, who introduced themselves as members of the New People’s Army to mining workers, has torched an estimated P1 million worth of equipment here in Mount Nakawkawa, Barangay Patiacan July 23.
Chief Insp. Greg Guerrero, the spokesperson
of the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office (PPO), confirmed the arson incident
that happened about 4:30 a.m.
A
total of 13 rebels with high-powered long firearms swooped down on the mining
processing firm owned by Luneza Beligen and held its workers at gunpoint.
Guerrero said the gunmen told the workers all
their equipment would be burned because they had failed to heed earlier
warnings to cease operations.
It
was learned that the mining process plant lacked the necessary permits to
operate, police said.
Guerrero
said Tuesday that hot-pursuit operations against the armed men were ongoing.
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