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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
PNP leadership urges police chiefs to toughen personnel
By Ruby P. Silubrico
THE Western Visayas Deputy Regional Director for Operation Isagani Cuevas urged Tuesday all their line units and police chiefs to guard their area of responsibility against the possible attack of the New People's Army anytime.
These reminders came after the Negros Oriental detachment was ambushed Saturday. Six rebels were killed and seven more members were wounded and a Cafgu was killed and another wounded.
"We immediately reminded our men to harden their personnel, not to always relax and prepare for a possible attack anytime from now. Although we have a peaceful place, yet we can't discount any possibility that our enemies would take for granted the situation. It's better that we are always alert," Cuevas said.
All provincial and city directors were also directed to conduct measures so that rebels' attack would be preempted as other detachments of the Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) as well as remote towns are the main targets.
"We are not in red alert but our men are closely monitoring their specific areas and it depends on the discretion of the police chief to declare the red alert status depending on the threats," Cuevas added.
Cuevas confirmed that the rebels are now recruiting minors especially in Negros Occidental because they are taking advantage of the problem on child labor in the same area.
Records from the Department Labor and Employment (Dole) showed that Negros Occidental is among the areas where child labor is among the great problems.
Cuevas admitted that there's a slight increase on the members of the rebels because of their massive recruitment as they also increase their atrocities and activities.
More than 30-armed rebels attacked the Villegas detachment of the AFP on Saturday at Guiholngan, Negros Oriental.
At around 4:30 p.m. the firefight begun and killed six men on the part of the rebels and wounded another seven members when it ended.
Cafgu Rainier Garces died while another Cafgu Ricardo Salava was wounded.
Meanwhile, Cuevas confirmed that no one from the militant groups get their rally permit in preparation on Labor Day.
"Still we have to follow our no permit no rally policy. We expect that some groups would conduct rally on the streets during the Labor Day but they have to do it in a peaceful way," he added.
(April 26, 2006 issue)
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