Military warns public vs. unexploded bombs

CAMP SIONGCO,
Maguindanao – The military is reminding residents in Maguindanao, North
Cotabato and part of Sultan Kudarat against unexploded ordnance, especially in
former war zones.

Unexploded
ordnance litter in areas where soldiers and Moro bandits clashed in the
past. They include landmine, mortars,
grenades and many others.

Maj. Gen. Edmundo
Pangilinan, 6th Infantry Division chief, said the military is busy
recovering for proper disposal and have collected so far 260 unexploded
ordnance. These were properly disposed
in June, July and August in the mountains of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.

However,
Pangilinan told reporters not all areas have been scoured by military bomb
experts so the danger of unintentional or accidental explosion is high.

Some of these
unexploded ordnance landed in the hands of lawless elements who converted them
into improvised explosive devices.