A 1,000-pound vintage bomb was found in a quarry site at Purok Lambunao, Brgy. Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Monday, July 24.
The police said Rolly Pelongco found the M65 bomb while digging at the quarry site using a backhoe.
Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz City police chief, told DIGICAST NEGROS that the Explosive and Ordnance Disposal and Bomb Detection group identified it as a general-purpose bomb weighing about 1,000 pounds.
The bomb was probably planted in the area during World War 2, the police said.
The bomb has been secured in a safe place so it does not harm anyone, Despi saidd.
Despi also said that they still need budgetary requirements in order to detonate the bomb.*