7 die in apparent gas exposure in Benguet mine

BAGUIO CITY — Seven workers were found dead inside a mining tunnel in Itogon, Benguet, after they were reportedly trapped and exposed to suspected poisonous gas, police said. The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday in Sitio Dontog, Barangay Ampucao, according to the Itogon Municipal Police Station. A witness who was alerted about