MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — A Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) mail delivery van loaded with local and international mails was hijacked Friday morning, the office of the Postmaster General said.

The van, a Suzuki white delivery vehicle (SGV-238) was on its way to Laguna from the Philpost office in Manila when it was hijacked, said Atty. Antonio de Guzman, chief executive officer and officer-in-charge of Philpost.

No other details of the hijacking were given pending information investigation of the van's driver and courier, he said.

De Guzman said the hijackers dropped of driver Edward Bernabe, and courier Eduardo Balanag in Barangay Biga, Silang Cavite at around 6 a. m. and fled.

He said the Silang hijacking is the 6th hijacking incident of Philpost mail delivery vans in two years.

According to Philpost, the hijackers used high-powered firearms while Philpost security escorts were no match, armed only with short firearms.

Philpost also said the past hijacking incidents happened mostly in the provinces of Cavite and Laguna.

De Guzman said he has sought the assistance of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima in view of a memorandum of agreement-signing between the PhilPost and the Department of Justice (DoJ) today for the delivery of DoJ mails.