The Armed Forces of the Philippines Wednesday claimed it was able to limit the New People's Army extortion collection to only an estimated P26 million during the recently-concluded May 13 mid-term elections.
The rebels had a target of P500 million, according to military public affairs office chief Maj. Ramon Zagala.
"The NPAs have a target of P500 million but they were only able to collect an estimated P26 million. This is (a) far cry from their original target," he added.
Bulk of the money collected came from the National Capital Region, Isabela, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur,
Zagala attributed this reduction to an increase in the AFP's operational tempo which he said severely restricted the rebels' movement.
"We can attribute (the decrease) to the increase in operational tempo, because from the past we learned that during the elections they are aggressive in collecting, so the unified commands recognized this and (they) increased the operational tempo through this, we were able to restrict their movement," he stressed.
Zagala said their intelligence operatives also played a key role in this triumph as they were able to move a step ahead of the rebels through the information the former provided.
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