Across Mindanao Police nab man with bomb-making parts
thursday | august 22, 2013
By GERRY GORIT Staff Member
CAGAYAN de Oro City The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office has filed a case for illegal possession of explosives against a certain Rodel del Puerto of Baungon, Bukidnon, who was arrested Monday evening. Del Puerto had ordered drinks at a bar but refused to pay, prompting the owner to call the police station at Divisoria. The responding policemen nabbed Del Puerto before the latter could flee with his backpack. Police saw a piece of metal protruding from the backpack, which prompted them
to order Del Puerto to open his backpack. The metal turned out to be a chisel but the backpack also contained suspicious chemical compound which turned out to be ammonium nitrate. The backpack also contained two non-electric blasting caps and assorted pieces of rock. Sr. Insp. Henry Cay-as, Divisoria police chief, said the confiscated items were sent to the police crime laboratory where it was determined to be possible ingredients for an improvised explosive device. Cay-as said Del Puerto was also slapped with an estafa case of the bar owner
who said that the suspect did not pay for the drinks worth P260. The suspect is now detained at the Maharlika jail of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office but the offense is bailable. Del Puerto said the items he carried were for his uncle at a mining area at the border of Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon. Police in the city are on high alert for the fiesta activities following the July 26 bombing at Limketkai Center. People in crowded areas who will be watching fiesta activities are not allowed to wear caps and dark sunglasses and not allowed to carry backpacks.
PMA entrance examination in M’nao CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City –- The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Office of the Cadet Admission will be conducting a PMA Entrance Examination at 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, Philippine Army Gymnasium, Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City on August 25, 2013. It requires all applicants specific qualifications such as: he or she must be a natural born Filipino Citizen,
physically fit, single and never been married; must be at least 17 years old but not a day older than 22 years on April 1 of the year following the date of examination; a High School graduate with a general grade average of 85% or higher; and, a minimum of 5 feet for both male and female applicants. The PMA Cadetship Application form will be distributed nationwide and it can be downloaded from
the PMA official website, http://www.pma.ph. All interested and qualified applicants must complete the information in the application form and subsequently attach two (2) copies of 2x2 ID picture, authenticated or NSO copy of birth certificate, and a certified true copy of High School Form 137. All interested applicants may proceed to the Army Recruitment Center, Camp pma | page 5
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