The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Davao region reiterated here yesterday their position not to negotiate with any lawless groups operating in the area and are intensifying rescue operations for the abducted police officers.
In the regular AFP-PNP press conference held here on Wednesday, Davao region police director Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan said they are now working to rescue Police Chief Inspector Leonardo Tarungoy, the police chief of Paquibato District and police officers PO3 Rosenie Cabuenas, PO3 Rudolf Pacete, PO2 Neil Arellano and PO3 Abdul Azis Ali.
The five were forcibly taken by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Mapula, Paquibato District this city last Saturday.
10th Infantry (Agila) Division chief information officer Captain Rhyan Batchar reported that another encounter erupted between the pursuing government troopers and the lawless groups on Tuesday afternoon in the same area.
The soldiers were able to recover another dead body of suspected NPA rebels and two fragmentation grenades in the encounter site.
“Four people were already killed in the pursuit operations,” Batchar stressed, adding that intelligence reports also revealed the merging of NPA forces in Paquibato and those from Compostela Valley area.
A soldier, a militiaman and an unidentified NPA rebel were killed during the pursuit operations last Monday in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato. The NPA rebels also attacked a military detachment in Barangay Salapawan also in Paquibato last Saturday that resulted in the wounding of a militiaman and a civilian.
Gaerlan said the residents in the area called the Paquibato police for assistance but they were abducted along the way by heavily armed rebels.
“They were detained against their will,” Gaerlan said.
The families of the abducted officers and other concerned groups may initiate their own negotiations for their release, he
http://www.mb.com.ph/army-pnp-we-do-not-negotiate-with-lawless-groups/
In the regular AFP-PNP press conference held here on Wednesday, Davao region police director Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan said they are now working to rescue Police Chief Inspector Leonardo Tarungoy, the police chief of Paquibato District and police officers PO3 Rosenie Cabuenas, PO3 Rudolf Pacete, PO2 Neil Arellano and PO3 Abdul Azis Ali.
The five were forcibly taken by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Mapula, Paquibato District this city last Saturday.
NO NEGOTIATIONS – Davao region police director Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan (left), together with 10th ID chief information officer Captain Rhyan Batchar (right) and TF-Davao deputy commander Col. George Joel Lalaquil (center) reiterate during the regular AFP-PNP press conference on Wednesday their position that the AFP and the PNP will not negotiate with lawless groups and that the joint pursuit operations to rescue the five PNP officers abducted last April 16 will continue. (Alexander D. Lopez)
10th Infantry (Agila) Division chief information officer Captain Rhyan Batchar reported that another encounter erupted between the pursuing government troopers and the lawless groups on Tuesday afternoon in the same area.
The soldiers were able to recover another dead body of suspected NPA rebels and two fragmentation grenades in the encounter site.
“Four people were already killed in the pursuit operations,” Batchar stressed, adding that intelligence reports also revealed the merging of NPA forces in Paquibato and those from Compostela Valley area.
A soldier, a militiaman and an unidentified NPA rebel were killed during the pursuit operations last Monday in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato. The NPA rebels also attacked a military detachment in Barangay Salapawan also in Paquibato last Saturday that resulted in the wounding of a militiaman and a civilian.
“They were detained against their will,” Gaerlan said.
The families of the abducted officers and other concerned groups may initiate their own negotiations for their release, he
http://www.mb.com.ph/army-pnp-we-do-not-negotiate-with-lawless-groups/
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