The raiders also carted away firearms before torching
equipment
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Filipino communist rebels raided
Monday a telecommunication facility in Mindanao island, security
officials said.
Officials said New People’s Army rebels
attacked the facility owned by cellular phone giant Globe Telecom,
Inc. at around 5.30 a.m. in the village of San Vicente, Montevista
in Compostela Valley.
MASINLOC, Zambales: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (BFAR) imposed a shellfish ban Monday after traces of red
tide were found during their monitoring at Masinloc Bay in the
province.
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Local bomb experts and their American counterparts
trained 200 new policemen on post-blast investigation and crime
scene management, reported the Philippine News Agency. The
Philippines and the United States are allied in the global fight
against terror.
OLONGAPO City: A senior police officer being linked to the death of
Viva Hot Babe Scarlet Garcia Bouffard denied any participation in
the said crime. Bouffard was found dead along with three others
inside her apartment last week.