The government said it will do everything to secure the release of the chief of the Governor Generoso police station who was abducted by NPA rebels following an attack on their police station in Davao Oriental.
In a press conference, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said
he is no longer interested in rescuing the abducted cop due to his connections
to illegal drug activities.
Chief Insp. Arnold Ongachen was taken captive by the group
of rebels who attacked the Governor Generoso police station in Davao Oriental
Sunday evening.
In a radio interview Saturday, Communication Secretary
Herminio Coloma Jr said he was not aware of Duterte’s comments but the
government he said is sticking to the statement by the Philippine National
Police.
“Ang batid ko yun ay pahayag ng ating Philippine National
Police at ang opisyal, ang posisyon ng PNP ay patuloy nilang sinisikap na
mapawalan o ma-rescue o maalis sa pagkabihag ang mga police officers natin
dahil hindi naman makatwiran at labag sa batas ng Republika ang pagkuha sa
kanila at ito ay sisikapin nating maisagawa sa mga nalalabing araw ng Aquino
administration,” he said over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
The NPA said the police station was attacked due to the
demand of the local residents to seek punishment for the protectors of illegal
drug activities in their municipality.
The Governor Generoso Police Station has served as a gateway
for illegal drugs to be circulated in Davao Oriental, the rebels said.
The locals also complained that policemen have been
protecting land-grabbing activities of prominent families in the province, the
group added.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=891939
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