The Philippine National Police (PNP) spearheaded over the
weekend a simulation exercise (SIMEX) on a New People’s Army (NPA) attack in
Tayasan, Negros Oriental.
At 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Supt. Carlos Lacuesta, deputy
provincial police director for operations, conducted a briefing with the
personnel of the Tayasan Police Station headed by Insp. Luis Lacandula.
The briefing oriented and reminded the personnel on their movement
and SOPs in case of an attack by the “enemy”, a police report said Monday.
Lt. Col. Eugene Badua, commanding officer of the 11th
Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army based in McKinley, Guihulngan City
in Negros Oriental, also gave his briefing on the coordination and contacts of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines
At 6 a.m., the simulation exercise reeled off, with
representatives from the QUAD staff, the Crime Laboratory, SWAT/EOD, the Provincial
Public Safety Company, police chiefs in the first district of the province, and
the local government unit, headed by Mayor Susano Ruperto, Jr. of Tayasan, in
attendance.
The SIMEX was realistic as eight personnel from the 11th IB
served as “aggressors” and utilized actual gunshots with blank ammunition, Sr.
Insp. Ronoel Fungo, the Tayasan police chief, said through the Amigo Cops
Negros Oriental PNP Text Blast project.
Personnel from the Tayasan Police Station “responded” along
with the Army troopers, with the SWAT team and their EOD and K-9 unit also in
tow.
The scenario included a 25-minute firefight, first aid and
medical assistance and with a fire truck, an ambulance and a V-150 tank also
deployed to the scene.
The simulated exercise ended at 6:48 a.m. and was followed
by a debriefing.
Mayor Ruperto commended the PNP, the Army and other law
enforcers participating in the simulated exercise for a “job well done” as he
called on his constituents to be always vigilant and support the efforts of government
towards peace and development.
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