Government forces will be beefing up security patrols to
curb incidence of bombing of towers of the National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines (NGCP) in Central Mindanao , the
Armed Forces disclosed on Monday.
The military statement came after the NGCP came out with a
paid advertisement calling on the public cooperation to stop the bombing of
their towers to ensure the continued delivery of electricity.
"We (military) will be stepping up patrols...It is the
inherent duty of units to secure vital facilities," Armed Forces of
Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato told a press
briefing in Camp Aguinaldo.
"This will be added to the task of the units, Army
units in the area," Detoyato also said, referring to the intensified
security patrols, even as he admitted that securing these towers is not an easy
job.
In the advertisement, the NGCP disclosed that 16 towers were
bombed and toppled last year, causing widespread power outage in Mindanao .
It said bombing and destruction of towers is against the law
and punishable under the Human Security Act. It asked the public to report
suspicious activities near their towers through their hotline.
"Timely information leads to deterrence (of tower
bombings)...We need monitoring by the civilians, concerned citizens to detect
suspicious activities near these towers," the military official added.
The military has blamed the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters and other extortionist groups as behind the attacks. The BIFF is
composed of former leaders and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The latest NGCP tower to be bombed and toppled was in Lanao
del Sur last Dec. 24. The NGCP said its Mindanao Power Grid is on "yellow
alert" in the wake of the bombing.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/04/c_134976670.htm
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