PRO 7 intel chief warns cop stations in Central Visayas against rebel attacks

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 20): PRO 7 intel chief warns cop stations in Central Visayas against rebel attacks
 

The Regional Intelligence Division (RID) of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 has ordered police stations in Central Visayas, especially in Negros Oriental, to be on guard against the New People’s Army (NPA) following the attack on a police station in Mati City, Davao Oriental Sunday evening.

Senior Supt. Paul Labra, RID Chief, said the incident in Mati City should be a reminder to all lower units to be always on guard for possible attacks.

Labra said he has ordered police stations in the region to double their security to avoid a repeat of the Mati incident.

Labra said the Mati City attack is a signal that NPAs can still muster forces in Mindanao.

He specifically called the attention of the police stations in Negros Oriental where NPA rebels are mostly sighted.

But he said the reported sightings of the NPA rebels do not pose a huge threat to the security in Central Visayas.

He said police stations have been instructed to implement “target hardening measures.”

He said that although the NPA rebels are relatively weak and cannot wreak havoc in the region, it is still not a guarantee for the police to be complacent.

Negros Oriental was earlier declared by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to be development-ready area, which is one step closer to being insurgency-free.

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