Tuesday, March 29, 2016

PNP on full alert on NPA anniversary

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 29): PNP on full alert on NPA anniversary

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday upgraded its alert status in line with the 47th founding anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

PNP spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wilben Mayor said that all units are hereby on full alert status effective 6:00 a.m. on Monday.

”All unit commanders are directed to continue to securing all vital installations, economic key points as well as places of convergence and ensure high state of operational operational readiness to to deter CPP and other threat group plans and activities,” Mayor told the Philippines News Agency (PNA).

"Further, precautionary measures are to be undertaken during troop movements and police responses to calls for police assistance, particularly in CPP and threat group-affected areas," he added.

Founded on March 29, 1969, the NPA is known to stage hostile actions during similar occasions, including infiltration and agitation in mass actions, sabotage of public assemblies, and armed attacks on isolated government posts and vital installations in the countryside.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=871071

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