AUTHORITIES have intensified patrols and intelligence monitoring activities in order to preempt possible attack from the New People’s Army (NPA) following the suspension of the peace talks with the communist rebels.
“We want to assure that such threats will not come in the city but will be interdicted outside,” said Benito de Leon, chief of the Public Safety and Security Center. “Before it will enter the city, it’s important that we can see them right away.”
Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, commander of Joint Task Force Haribon, said they already deployed additional troops in strategic areas. K9 units and bomb squads are also on standby in case of threat.
Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, commander of Joint Task Force Haribon, said they already deployed additional troops in strategic areas. K9 units and bomb squads are also on standby in case of threat.
“We’ll be actively working together with the Regional Public Safety Battalion in line with the proactive security measures,” Gapay said.
He said the communist rebels have been taking advantage of the ceasefire to consolidate their forces, and also to ramp up their recruitment activities.
He said the communist rebels have been taking advantage of the ceasefire to consolidate their forces, and also to ramp up their recruitment activities.
“They have also conducted some atrocities in some parts of the region, including extortion and arson incidents, (as well as) attack our troops,” he said.
President Duterte has suspended the peace talks and lifted the ceasefire with the NPA following the killing of three soldiers in Northern Mindanao. All three soldiers sustained a total of 76 bullet wounds, which the army decried as “overkill.”
Mr. Duterte also said that he’s now considering the NPA as a terrorist group.
Gapay said they could not discount NPA alliances with other terrorist groups since they have similar modus.
“They are similar in doing extortion, abduction, burnings, and attack,” he added. “Even though there were no reports on alliance but they are into doing in similar ways.”
“This NPA is a threat to Davao city especially after the setback on the peace talks and we already anticipated the effects on this and that they may conduct atrocities in the city,” he further said.
Meanwhile, based on the records of the 10th Infantry Division there were already 43 atrocities attributed to the New People’s Army since August last year.
President Duterte has suspended the peace talks and lifted the ceasefire with the NPA following the killing of three soldiers in Northern Mindanao. All three soldiers sustained a total of 76 bullet wounds, which the army decried as “overkill.”
Mr. Duterte also said that he’s now considering the NPA as a terrorist group.
Gapay said they could not discount NPA alliances with other terrorist groups since they have similar modus.
“They are similar in doing extortion, abduction, burnings, and attack,” he added. “Even though there were no reports on alliance but they are into doing in similar ways.”
“This NPA is a threat to Davao city especially after the setback on the peace talks and we already anticipated the effects on this and that they may conduct atrocities in the city,” he further said.
Meanwhile, based on the records of the 10th Infantry Division there were already 43 atrocities attributed to the New People’s Army since August last year.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, the division spokesperson, said the incidents included nine attacks, one ambush and abductions of five civilians and one soldier.
Also, he blamed the rebels for the series of torching incidents involving buses, heavy equipment and passenger vans. They were able also to record one coercion incident, two disarming incidents and murder of two civilians.
Also, he blamed the rebels for the series of torching incidents involving buses, heavy equipment and passenger vans. They were able also to record one coercion incident, two disarming incidents and murder of two civilians.
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