Davao Oriental radio station torched

DAVAO CITY – Unidentified men burned down a community-based radio station in Baganga, Davao Oriental Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Torched was the Radyo Natin station, owned by Manila Broadcasting Corp. (MBC), in Sitio Tucod.

The radio station had been padlocked for five months, and was reopened only recently under a new management.

Police found an improvised lamp among the fire debris, indicating that it was an arson case. – Edith Regalado