The Surigao del Norte Provincial Crisis Management Committee
(PCMC) has sought a 10-day extension of the ceasefire at the local level
through the provincial administrator to pave way for the negotiations for the
safe release of the three police personnel who are still in the hands of their
captors until this time.
Atty. Premolito Plaza, the provincial administrator of the
province has issued a press statement saying that they have continuously
exerted efforts for the immediate and safe release of the three PNP personnel
in Surigao del Norte, who are still held captive by the New People's Army (NPA)
for over two months now, according to the information passed by the Philippine
Information Agency 13 to the local media outlets here.
The Provincial Crisis Management Committee, in a resolution,
accordingly recommended for a 10-day extension of the ceasefire at the local
level, particularly in the areas of Claver, Gigaquit, Bacuag and Alegria, all
of the province
of Surigao del Norte
The Christmas ceasefire announced by Malacanang has already
expired at the midnight of Jan. 19.
On Monday morning, top military and police officials here in
the region said that they were ready to do their mandated normal functions;
which included law enforcement, crime prevention and other police operations on
the part of the PNP and the focused military operations coupled with the
community organizing for peace and development and internal security operations
in the part of the military, upon the expiration of the month-long unilateral
Christmas truce in the declared by the government.
This will, accordingly include all the necessary effort to
effect the safe release of the three abduction victims. Both the military and
the police here also said however, that they were favorable to any negotiations
and other peaceful means which might result to the immediate and safe release
of the captives.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=727151
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