Friday, March 29, 2019

Army braces for NPA attacks in Northern Luzon

From the Manila Bulletin (Mar 29, 2019): Army braces for NPA attacks in Northern Luzon

CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City — The Northern Luzon Com­mand (Nolcom) intensified its operations against the New People’s Army (NPA) ahead of the communist rebel group’s 50th anniversary.

The operations were stepped up following a series of burning incidents in the municipality of Cagayan from February 28 to March 5.


Units under Nolcom, the 5th Infan­try Division (5ID), the 7th Infantry Di­vision (7ID), Tactical Operations Wing Northern Luzon (TOWNOL), and Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL) were placed on standby status ahead of the NPA anniversary Friday.

Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat, Nolcom commander said: “We are strengthening and enhancing our military capabilities and coordina­tion with other concerned agencies and stakeholders to mitigate and stop these atrocious attacks of the Com­munist NPA terrorists.”

“We are asking everyone to be more vigilant on the suspicious move­ment or activities of the CNTs in your locality and please do not be afraid to coordinate with the soldiers and our police counterpart if these suspicious activities are observed inside your communities as a preventive measure against these acts of atrocities” he added.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/03/29/army-braces-for-npa-attacks-in-northern-luzon/

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