SULTAN KUDARAT
Blast damages house
A bomb exploded outside the residence of a barangay (village) captain in Poblacion, Lambayong town, on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Supt. Rex Dela Rosa, Sultan Kudarat police chief, said the improvised explosive device was placed in a cement mixer parked in front of the house of barangay captain Ferdinand Agduma.
No one was hurt in the explosion but it damaged Agduma’s house, Dela Rosa told reporters. The incident caused traffic congestion along the national highway, which was closed for two hours while authorities looked for possible secondary bombs. Williamor A. Magbanua, Inquirer Mindanao
PANGASINAN
Suspected thief slain
A man was killed on Saturday by a security guard when he and his four companions allegedly tried to rob an appliance store in Dagupan City, police said. Supt. Christopher Abrahano, city police director, said the man was shot dead at 12:40 p.m. by a security guard whom the suspects failed to disarm.
The suspects entered BHF Appliance Center, disarmed two security guards and announced a holdup, Abrahano said. An employee distracted the suspects by setting off the store alarm, Abrahano said, allowing the guard to fire at them. He said four suspects panicked and fled on two motorcycles, leaving behind their slain companion and their loot.
Policemen, who chased the suspects, found the motorcycles and two M-16 Armalite rifles abandoned in Barangay Pantal in Dagupan. Gabriel Cardinoza, Inquirer Northern Luzon
PAMPANGA
Mayor, aides nab robbers
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and his aides foiled a robbery attempt in Angeles City on Tuesday. Kin Byung Ki, 33, was walking on St. Catherine Street in Villa Angelina Subdivision when two men on a motorcycle grabbed his bag containing P6,000 cash.
Driving by and seeing the Korean shouting for help, Pamintuan and his aides chased the motorcycle in their vehicle. They cornered the men, who lost control of the motorcycle.
One of the suspects, Robinson Tinio, 31, of Lourdes Northwest village, was nabbed. His companion, Alvin Turbada, fled. The mayor’s group also recovered the bag of the Korean. Jun Malig, Inquirer Central Luzon
ILOILO CITY
Blast rocks car center
An explosion believed to be from a hand grenade rocked a car display center in Mandurriao District in Iloilo City early on Sunday.
No one was reported hurt but the explosion damaged a brand new car, according to Senior Inspector Nestor Santacera, deputy commander of the Mandurriao District police station.
Santacera said the strong explosion at the car display center in Barangay San Rafael around 2:45 a.m. damaged a 2014 Vios, which was among those on display. The car’s right fender and front windshield were damaged, believed to be from grenade shrapnel.
Two security guards of the display center who were on duty during the incident reported the explosion to police. Investigators recovered a safety lever of an M26A1 hand grenade, a coil spring and grenade fragments. Police are still investigating the cause and circumstances of the explosion. Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas