NPA raids mining firm in Agusan del Norte

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected mebers of the New People’s Army (NPA) raided a mining firm in the southern Philippine province of Agusan del Norte barely weeks after they threatened to launch attacks on mining companies operating in the restive region, reports said Sunday.

It said the rebels swooped down before sunrise on Saturday on Philippine Alstron Mining Company on the village of Tamamarkay in Tubay town and overpowered security guards without firing a single shot and torched several trucks and other heavy equipment.