IEDs topple two NGCP towers in Cotabato

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Two steel towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Pikit, Cotabato were toppled by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Friday night.

Pikit's chief of police Senior Inspector Sindato Karim said that two explosions were heard in Barangay Batolawan at around 11:45 p.m.

When investigators arrived in the area, they found NGCP towers 44 and 45 totally collapsed.

The destruction caused wide power interruptions in Pikit and other towns in Cotabato's first district.

“We are still conducting investigation on motives and identity of the suspects,” Karim said. — DVM/KG, GMA News