Bukidnon mayor killed in ambush
Unidentified armed killed in ambush on Wednesday the mayor of the Bukidnon town of Impasug-ong, after he went on an out-of-town mission to deliver relief and medical mission.
Unidentified armed killed in ambush on Wednesday the mayor of the Bukidnon town of Impasug-ong, after he went on an out-of-town mission to deliver relief and medical mission.
Police Superintendent Leonardo Felonia (rear, gray shirt), head of the Regional Intelligence Unit submitted himself to the National Bureau of Investigation with the help of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to clear his name after it was mentioned by a suspect in the killing of businessman Richard King last June 12. (John Rizle Saligumba/davaotoday.com)
“They made us guide them to where the NPA rebels are posting. They did not allow us to refuse,” said Pedro in vernacular. “I asked them if we will be put to danger, they said they are not sure and that would depend on whether the NPAs hit us.”
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urged New People’s Army guerillas to “bury your guns, or hang it on a tree” and engage into a joint business venture with a Malaysian and Thai entity that is looking for a 100,000-hectare area to plant oil palm and sesame seeds plantation.
Lack of standard safety equipment and a union to fight for the workers’ safety highlighted the recent incident that killed a coconut manufacturing worker and injured six others here.