Monday, February 29, 2016

PNP continues to conduct checkpoints and blocking forces at Lanao Del Sur

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 29): PNP continues to conduct checkpoints and blocking forces at Lanao Del Sur

The Philippine National Police (PNP) continues to push efforts in helping the Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) in conducting checkpoints and blocking forces due to the recent bombings incident in the towers of National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (GCP) in the province Lanao del Sur.

“We support in conducting of check points. Help control the main supply route,” PNP Chief Director General Ricardo Marquez told reporters on Monday.

Marquez also said that the PNP were checking if there were improvised explosive device on roadsides so that the movements of the AFP would not be impeded.

PNP expects the reduction of toppling down of power transmission towers at NGCP by terrorist neutralized by the AFP; several reports say these groups were responsible for the toppling down of the towers.

NGCP tower No. 5 at Barangay Pantar, Bubong, Lanao del Sur was bombed last Jan. 18, 2016 and the bombings would aggravate the tenuous power situation in Mindanao. Another tower was also bombed in Lanao del Norte.

At least 16 towers were bombed last year. The NGPC calls for PNP and AFP to monitor the safety of the towers so that transmissions services will not be interrupted.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=861712

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