The military and police on Wednesday placed on heightened
alert Northern Mindanao in anticipation of
possible terror attacks by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) as the rebel
group observed its 46th anniversary on March 29 this year.
Pol. Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz, Jr., regional head of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Mindanao, said that the PNP is
working closely with the military in securing the borders of Northern
Mindanao .
He said that the military and police have received intelligence
reports that the armed NPA rebels would launch an offensive in various areas,
including the major cities, in Northern Mindanao
as part of the NPA’s anniversary celebration.
Cruz said that he has instructed all PNP sub command
stations in the region to institute appropriate security measures in their
areas of responsibility.
“I have instructed the police to be on guard, particularly
in converging areas where people normally gather such as the market place,
malls and shopping center, and churches,” Cruz said.
In Cagayan De Oro City, the local police command has also
stepped up the police security measure by establishing checkpoints in various
strategic areas.
Pol. Sr. Supt. Faro Antonio Olaguera, head of the city’s
police command, said that the mobile checkpoints are now operational in the
city’s borders.
The NPA, the military arm of the Communist Party of the
Philippines (CPP), has launched a series of harassment and attacks against the
military and police in Northern Mindanao for
the past months.
The military said that the NPA has carried out 350
atrocities in 2014. In 2015, the NPA launched 59 punitive actions in the
regions of Northeastern Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, Saranggani and Davao
The NPA was organized on March 29, 1969. It has an estimated
4,000 members nationwide.
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