A 10-WHEELER wing van truck was torched by suspected communist rebels in Barangay Cabligan, Matanao, Davao del Sur around 11:30 a.m. yesterday.
Lt. Col. Marion Angcao, commander of the 73rd Infantry Battalion, told TIMES yesterday that the truck travelling from Hagonoy to Digos City when the driver was blocked by at least six armed men believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) on board three motorcycles.
The armed men then pointed their rifles and ordered the driver to alight.
The truck, with plate number AAT 4226 and owned by businessman Henry Sorongon, was loaded with 524 sacks of rice.
Lt. Col. Marion Angcao, commander of the 73rd Infantry Battalion, told TIMES yesterday that the truck travelling from Hagonoy to Digos City when the driver was blocked by at least six armed men believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) on board three motorcycles.
The armed men then pointed their rifles and ordered the driver to alight.
The truck, with plate number AAT 4226 and owned by businessman Henry Sorongon, was loaded with 524 sacks of rice.
But only one quarter of the load—or about 130 sacks–was burned due to the prompt response of the Matanao firefighters.
Angcao believed that NPAs belonging to Front Guerilla 72 operating in Matanao area are responsible for the incident. “We are still trying to determine if it’s extortion but we haven’t talked yet to the owner,” he said.
Angcao believed that NPAs belonging to Front Guerilla 72 operating in Matanao area are responsible for the incident. “We are still trying to determine if it’s extortion but we haven’t talked yet to the owner,” he said.
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