The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday
announced that it unlikely that the New People's Army (NPA) is behind the raid
which resulted in the abduction of three foreigners and a Filipina in Samal Island
This was revealed by AFP public affairs office chief Col.
Noel Detoyato as NPA bands in the area have been decimated through surrenders
and focused military operations.
"For the past few months, NPAs on the shorelines of
Davao Oriental has grown weak through surrenders and focused military
operations which killed many of their numbers," he added.
And surviving rebel bands are forced to hide in rural
villages.
With this development, it is impossible for the NPAs to
mount this type of operation, he said.
Earlier reports claimed that the NPA is behind the abduction
as a rebel pamphlet was found near the crime scene.
The leaflet claimed that the Samal Island
As this develops, Detoyato refused to comment on how long it
will take the suspects to reach Zamboanga or Basilan with their captives.
"We cannot have a timeline, or speculate on that, we
(will) just continue with our naval and air assets search in the area,"
the AFP public affairs office chief said.
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