Authorities recently recovered a stockpile of bomb-making components during a court-sanctioned operation in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
In a statement on Sunday, the PNP said the Bagumbayan Municipal Police Station, Sultan Kudarat Provincial Explosive and Canine Unit (SKPECU), and the 37th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army implemented a search warrant on February 20 in Barangay Bai Saripinang.
The search warrant was issued against a male suspect who was not present during the operation and is now the subject of a manhunt.
Authorities recovered 12 sacks of ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) with each sack weighing 25 kilos, 54 pieces of…