The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said that
there is no threat amid the clashes between government forces and members of
the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu province.
This was the reaction of the PNP following fears that the
ASG would conduct bombing attacks in Metro Manila after clashes have claimed
the lives of 30 ASG members and 15 troopers of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP).
In an ambush interview, PNP Spokesman Sr. Supt. Dionardo
Carlos said in Taglish (mixed Tagalog and English) that “because there is now
an ongoing regular inter-agency assessment in Metro Manila.”
”The result of that (assessment) will show us if the threat
level in Metro Manila is high or not, and in other parts of the country based
on the assessment, whether it is happening in Mindanao,” Carlos said.
Based on the assessment, Carlos said, “we will see that
probability whether the probability will happen in Metro Manila, so we will
monitor that.”
The PNP official noted that the presence of ASG in Metro
Manila is not the same compared to their presence in Sulu and in Basilan
provinces.
”So, if there is such a threat, it will be found in the
regular meeting assessment being conducted by the inter-agency committee,”
Carlos said.
He stressed that there is still no threat, adding that, the
assessment is being done regularly.
”We assure the public that the inter-agency meets regularly
to do an assessment to the level of threats in Metro Manila and in other parts
of the country,” Carlos said.
If it is happening now in down south, he said, the condition
here in Metro Manila is different.
”Right now, we don’t see any threat as far as the
diversionary tactics of the ASG is concerned. None,” Carlos said.
He added that one possible action which the ASG may resort
to, is to divert, to ease the pressure the military and the other forces are
doing down south, so that is being monitored by the multi-agency committee.
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