From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 18): AFP, PNP both on red alert in SurSur
Both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Surigao del Sur have been in red alert primarily because of the APEC being held in the country.
Col. Isidro Purisima, 402nd Infantry Brigade commander, added however that the Paris bombing recently was also one of the immediate reasons that triggered them to take action.
At this time that December 26 Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) anniversary is drawing near aside from other considerable situation, such measures had to be imposed in order to thwart the “tactical offensives” of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA), he stressed.
Purisima likewise said they continue to maintain security operations as well as monitoring in spite of the prevailing relatively good peace and order condition.
On the part of the PNP, the new provincial chief, P/SSupt. Romualdo Bayting confirmed that the entire police force in the province had been enforcing parallel action with the AFP, citing heightened alert.
In fact, immediately upon his assumption on Monday, he managed to iterate the order to his subordinate, referring to the memo received coming from the higher-ups.
Bayting, who replaced former provincial director P/SSupt. Narciso Verdadero, also indicated that they would remain to do so until necessary.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1741447807126/afp-pnp-both-on-red-alert-in-sursur
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