Zambo mayor warns public anew of terrorism, kidnapping threats

Posted to the Mindanao Examiner (Nov 26, 2020): Zambo mayor warns public anew of terrorism, kidnapping threats

MAYOR BENG Climaco warned the public anew, including foreigners and their Filipina spouses to stay vigilant against of threats of kidnapping and terrorism, saying criminal elements may strike anywhere or at any time.

“We would also like to warn the public, especially maga families or the spouses married to foreigners, to please exercise precautions. El warning de aton is against kidnapping, especially to the foreigners residing in Zamboanga, and (for them) to coordinate with your barangay officials and the local security forces - the police and military because we do not want to have any incident of kidnapping in Zamboanga and even our own residents, cay el maga kidnappers hinde mas ta escoge este tiempo, si uste ba foreigner or local, hinde mas estos ta escoge cay tiene sila grande ambicion de terorismo” Climaco said.

She said security forces were recently alerted on an abandoned cardboard box outside the Metropolitan Cathedral after a civilian informed authorities about the suspicious baggage.

“We would like to remind the public of our terror alert on bombing. And last week lang tambien, tiene abandoned carton alle lang na esquina del Metropolitan Cathedral donde el de aton residente yan alert na policia. So please, we have to be alert and watchful against Covid, against terrorism, bombings and kidnappings,” Climaco said.

The mayor also met with former Zamboanga City police director Maj. Gen. Chiquito Malayo, now chief of the Directorate of Integrated Police Operations for Zamboanga Peninsula, who paid his courtesy call to Climaco at City Hall.

Malayo praised the mayor for her strong support to the police force, saying: “Mayor Beng Climaco is standard in terms of security.”

Climaco thanked Malayo and the local police force and the military for its dedication to public service and for keeping Zamboanga and its residents safe from terrorism and criminality.

“Alegre kita recibi con General Malayo, como el Area Commander for Western Mindanao and that is why ta continua quita vigila con el 98 barangay with the support of our City Director, Colonel Rexmel Reyes que bien trabahante gayot together with our police personnel, also with the work of Col. James Sababan, of the 74th Infantry Battalion, and Col. Cesario Atienza, of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 11 with the guidance of our very own Zamboangueno, Colonel Antonio John Divinagracia and the Philippine Coast Guard talli tambien, ya pidi tambien yo el ayuda del Philippine Navy para todo sila man ayudahan na de aton seguridad,” she said.

The mayor previously warned residents of Abu Sayyaf attacks following the August twin suicide bombings in Jolo town in Sulu province that killed and injured dozens of people. (Zamboanga Post)

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