Army, PNP combine forces to secure Western Visayas from possible terrorist threat

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 8): Army, PNP combine forces to secure Western Visayas from possible terrorist threat

The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) has received augmentation troops from the Philippine Army (PA) in providing security to various places of convergence in Western Visayas.

“They are assisting the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure that Panay Island is shielded from threats of terror attacks that most recently hit Davao City,” said Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, chief of the PRO 6 regional public information office.

The augmentation of military personnel in tourist areas, ports and terminals and in Iloilo City is in accordance with the joint AFP-PNP deployment in line with the declaration of the ‘state of lawlessness’ to prevent the spillover of terrorism in other areas of the country, he added.

“With this active AFP-PNP security partnership, we assure the public of an uninterrupted peace and order for everyone to enjoy and do business in,” he said.

Gorero advised the public not to be alarmed by their presence in these places of convergence.

The troops from the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) will stay until the situation is normalized, he said.

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