CITY OF MALOLOS- Two forest guards commissioned by the National Power Corp. to protect the Angat Watershed were shot and wounded by suspected illegal loggers on Wednesday night (Mar. Elpidio Molina and Elmer Tinaypan were resting after work in Barangay (village) Kabayunan when they were attacked, said Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat, Bulacan police director. The two forest guards were taken to the nearest hospital. Last week, the Dumagat Bantay Kagubatan office in the City of San Jose Del Monte reported being threatened by a man who claimed they were occupying a private property./lb

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 08, 2018 06:52 UTC