Ordnance unearthed in Philippines

Antipodean Andy · Jun 10, 2008

Sun.Star Zamboanga - Workers unearth World War II explosives

COMBINED Explosive and Ordnance Demolition (EOD) personnel of the military's Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ) and Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have retrieved 256 pieces of assorted anti-tank and anti-personnel explosives in one of the villages west of Zamboanga City.

Zamboanga Peninsula Police Office (ZPPO) EOD chief Jose Bayani Gucela said the explosives were retrieved last Saturday near a chapel in Purok 1 in Malagutay village.

Gucela, who is also the concurrent ZPPO information officer, said the explosives were unearthed by construction workers undertaking the repair of the chapel.

The explosives that were recovered buried several feet deep were believed to date back during the World War II time, Gucela said.

The recovered explosives include: 160 pieces of 75 millimeter anti-tank; CTG75 millimeter with lot number 309-5-PAEDB (1939) assembled by Nansemond Ordnance Depot, United States of America; 72 pieces fuse model PDF M46 Lot number 8349-1 P.A. 1-38; and 24 pieces anti-personnel mines.

The recovered explosives were deposited for safekeeping and proper disposal at the EOD headquarters inside Camp General Arturo Enrile in Malagutay.

Guerra, whose headquarters is located inside Camp Enrile, has advised the construction workers to take extra caution in conducting diggings while undertaking the repair of the chapel to avoid untoward incident.

Guerra said the recovered explosives could still explode if not properly handled.
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Kyt · Jun 11, 2008

I had to google Zamboanga to find out where it was. Would be interesting to find out if they were buried before the Americans surrendered or whether hidden by the resistence

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