INTENSIFIED SCHOOL VISITS. Photo shows the San Jose de Buenavista Police Station in Antique. San Jose de Buenavista Police chief Lt. Col. Mark Darroca on Friday (August 9, 2019) vowed to boost police presence in schools almost every day starting this August 13 to prevent students from being recruited by the New People's Army. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The San Jose Municipal Police is set to intensify its school visits to prevent students from being recruited by the New People’s Army (NPA).
In a press conference on Friday, San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Police chief Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca said they plan to make more frequent visits to schools in the municipality starting August 13.
“If we used to visit the schools once a week or once a month before, we intend to have a police presence in the schools almost every day now,” he said.
He, however, noted that one challenge they would be facing is the lack of personnel.
San Jose de Buenavista hosts two public secondary schools – the Antique National School and San Pedro National High School; private colleges St. Anthony’s College and Advance Central College; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - accredited training schools.
“As you know, recruitment of the NPA does not happen only among the schools but even up to the barangay level,” he said.
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The San Jose Municipal Police is set to intensify its school visits to prevent students from being recruited by the New People’s Army (NPA).
In a press conference on Friday, San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Police chief Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca said they plan to make more frequent visits to schools in the municipality starting August 13.
“If we used to visit the schools once a week or once a month before, we intend to have a police presence in the schools almost every day now,” he said.
He, however, noted that one challenge they would be facing is the lack of personnel.
San Jose de Buenavista hosts two public secondary schools – the Antique National School and San Pedro National High School; private colleges St. Anthony’s College and Advance Central College; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - accredited training schools.
“As you know, recruitment of the NPA does not happen only among the schools but even up to the barangay level,” he said.
He cited as evidence the operation of the seven officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) who were killed in an encounter with joint police and army troops in Barangay Atabay here on August 15, 2018.
“We learned that the seven CPP-NPA-NDF officials were educated, talented and skillful who could easily persuade our young students here,” he said.
Darroca said parents could help the police by closely monitoring and guiding their children as the NPA usually makes false promises.
“Parents would be suspicious if suddenly their children’s behavior changes into being rebellious,” he said.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1077441
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