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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Work with poll bets to stop NPA extortion: Gloria to cops, AFP
PRESIDENT Arroyo Monday ordered the military and the police to coordinate with local candidates to put an end to alleged extortion activities of the New People's Army (NPA).
The President, in a statement from Bahrain where he is on a state visit, ordered the PNP and the AFP to come up with concrete operational plans that would foil the extortion activities, which she said "impacts on the democratic exercise."
"The people's right to vote and freedom of choice must be unimpaired at all times. I want them (AFP-PNP) to work closely with the candidates in the affected areas to stem this tide of terrorism," she added.
The directives stemmed from reports that the NPA are again collecting "campaign fees" from local officials in exchange for protection and enable them to campaign in areas where the rebels operate.
Reports said the "campaign fees" go as high as P500,000 for each local candidate. SCT
(December 16, 2003 issue)
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