One soldier was injured in a landmine explosion in Paquibato, Davao City, a military spokesman said.
In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Santiago said that troops from the 69th Infantry Battalion were securing a road near Paquibato proper when an improvised explosive device fashioned as a landmine exploded at around 6:30 a.m.
The identity of the injured soldier was withheld.
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army were tagged by Santiago to be behind the latest bombing.
Due to the explosion, authorities in Davao City postponed their “Service Caravan,” an outreach program by 14 government agencies to provide basic services for Paquibato residents in line with the celebration of “Araw ng Paquibato,” Santiago said. (report from Katherine Evangelista, Inquirer.net)
