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2 miners die in Benguet tunnel

The Philippine Star

ITOGON, Benguet, Philippines – Two small-scale miners died of suffocation in a tunnel in this town on Tuesday.

Edgar Santos, 29, of Alicia town in Isabela, and Jordan Cortez, 25, of Mountain Province, were found inside the tunnel located in Barangay Tuding.

Reports said the two entered the tunnel at about 7 a.m. to attend to their tasks.

The victims’ companion, Julio Palua, was alarmed when they failed to emerge from the tunnel by around 4 p.m.

The bodies of the victims were recovered at around 7 p.m.      

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ALICIA

AROUND

BARANGAY TUDING

EDGAR SANTOS

ISABELA

JORDAN CORTEZ

JULIO PALUA

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

NBSP

TOWN

TUNNEL

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