The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Batanes, with the Basco Police Station and the Philippine Marines, recovers a 250-pound bomb at Barangay Chanarian, Basco, Batanes on April 21, 2021. Identified as a general purpose unexploded ordnance, or GP-UXO, it was discovered by a backhoe operator during clearing operations by the Batanes Multipurpose Cooperative. The bomb was carefully placed in a wooden box filled with sand and was transported to the PCG Station Batanes for custody and proper disposition. PCG CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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