Two cell sites in Sorsogon attacked by alleged NPA

Miami
April 14, 2008
Story: Two cell sites in Sorsogon attacked by alleged NPA

20 unidentified armed suspects allegedly member of New Poeple’s Army entered the compound where the Globe Cell Site in Sorsogon is located and planted an explosive bomb which exploded after they left.

The incident occurred at around 12:45 am of April 13, 2008 at Barangay Tabon-tabon, Irosin, Sorsogon.

On the reports received by Irosin Chief of Police Wilson Alikuman, upon the entry of the suspects on the said compound, the Security Guard on duty, identified as Apolinario Gabi was dragged by some of the suspects at gunpoint and tied his wrist so that he cannot fight them while other suspects installed an improvised bomb that blew the control room of the cell site.

The security guard was not hurt, but the suspects get his calibre 38 revolver, one PTT radio and one cellphone.

As of this moment, the Irosin Police cannot determine the extent of damages because they are still waiting for the report of the Globe management in Sorsogon who are checking on the damages. “They are the one who can identify what instruments or gadgets were damaged because of the explosion,” Alikuman said.

But he added based on ocular inspection the door and the gate were only ones damaged, “but based on the impact on the explosion, the wirings might have damages also which they can identify.”

The signal of the Globe network was ceased after the explosion, but it was restored within the day at around 1:30 pm.

Meanwhile, the Sorsogon Provincial Police Office Operations Division, received a report that the Sun Cell Site was burned by the alleged communists at around 3:30 am of April 13. The location of Sun Cell is also in Barangay Tabon-tabon, Irosin, Sorsogon. According to the operations division, the cell site of Sun cellular was burned using gasoline, but it only cause minor damages on the site because the security was able to put the fire out and the grass were moisten.

The suspect fled towards the forested area after the incidents.