The Misamis Oriental police on Thursday heightened the
command’s alert level in anticipation of an offensive by the New People’s Army
(NPA) rebels as the May 9 elections nears.
Provincial Police Director Manuel Sukarno Alvarez has
ordered all city and municipal police stations to tighten security and defense
perimeters as the national and local elections draws near.
Web Bahiño, provincial police spokesperson, said that the
order includes a 24/7 patrol in their areas of responsibility to secure the people,
while contingency plans are also set in relation to the upcoming elections.
“We already prepared contingency plans, especially in
relation to any election-related incidents so that we can immediately address
any untoward problems that might happen,” said Bahiño.
The police also reported the harassment Wednesday of the
road-security unit of a politician who was about to conduct an election
campaign in the rebel-infested farming village
of Lantad in the town of Balingasag
The rebels also harassed a command base of the 23rd Infantry
Battalion in the remote village
of Tama
Last April 3, the NPA rebels set up a region wide synchronized
checkpoint in Bukidnon, Agusan Del Norte and Misamis Oriental leading to the
capture of three policemen and 2 soldiers, including SPO4 Rene Rombo who is
assigned at Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental Municipal Police station.
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