The two suspects, Henry Malak and Boy Timako, both known followers of Pentagon leader Mayangkang Saguile, were first spotted in the slum area meeting suspicious-looking men last week.
Two days after they were sighted, police found an unlicensed pick-up truck abandoned in a secluded community here.
Authorities believe that the vehicle belonged to Malak and Timako, who have been implicated in the abductions of wealthy city residents. — John Unson
Superintendent Pedro Tango, Albay police director, said the attackers used M-14 rifles and M203 grenades in attempting to destroy the transmitter at the eight-hectare Transco compound in Barangay Peñafrancia.
Transco officials expressed their fears about this latest attempt to sabotage power transmission.
"If (the attack) was successful, it would have created an instability in the power supply of the Luzon grid," said Transco area manager Pedro Borja. — Celso Amo
Superintendent Lyndel Desquitado, Misamis Occidental police director, identified the fatalities as Casiano Ca-an, Milagritya Resonable, Norma Mabisa, Ester Cubar, Armando Gumamit and two-year-old Jubini Resonable.
The motive for the attack is still unknown.
Investigation showed that the victims, on board an Isuzu Elf truck, were ambushed upon reaching Barangay Butungan.
The ambushers reportedly came from nearby Sapang Dalaga town. — Lino de la Cruz
Lt. Col. Renoir Pascua, spokesman of the Armed Forces’ Southern Command, said 15 armed men under Abu Sayyaf leader Poy Ambali forcibly took the two boys, Neneg Sabparani, 14, and Toto Panjang, 9, in Barangay Matata, Tipo Tipo. — Roel Pareño