Police alerted on NPA anniversary

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 12): Police alerted on NPA anniversary

The Police Regional Office (PRO) on Tuesday ordered all police units in Central Luzon to be on alert in time for the 44th founding anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA) on March 29.

Chief Superintendent Edgardo Ladao, Central Luzon regional police director, said he told in men in the field to carry out pro-active measures and security measures to thwart possible threats which may be initiated by NPA rebels and other lawless groups.

Ladao said the PRO is continuously implementing current program thrusts such as vigorous implementation of the PNP's three-tiered defense system to prevent NPA attacks, particularly among vital installations and soft targets such as isolated and less fortified police and military outposts, government installations and infrastructure and vital facilities.

He said the PNP’s three-tiered defense system involves heightened intelligence, target hardening and incident management.

With the forthcoming mid-term polls, he said the PRO is also conducting validation of Comelec checkpoints operation, monitoring significant threats that could disrupt the campaign period and implementing intensified against loose firearms.

These intervention activities are continuously being strengthened to uphold the law and maintain peace and order and to ensure that no acts of threats can cause disorder not just not only in the region but on the whole country as well, he added.

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