Explosion rocks Balabac mayor's house

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By Efraim Canoy (ABS-CBN News Palawan, ABS-CBNnews.com)

PALAWAN - An explosion damaged the house of the mayor of Balabac town in Palawan early Thursday morning, police said.

Senior Superintendent Benjamin Acorda Jr., Palawan provincial police director, said the explosion happened at 2:45 a.m. and damaged the house of Mayor Shuaib Juani Astami.

Two of Astami's relatives sustained minor injuries due to the blast. The mayor was unhurt.

The police Explosives and Ordnance Division has already taken samples from the site.

Authorities have yet to determine whether the blast was accidental or intentional.