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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Police ready for 2-day transport strike (3 p.m.)
MANILA -- The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said it is well prepared for any eventuality that may arise from the conduct of a two-day nationwide strike of militant transport groups starting Thursday.
PNP Director General Avelino Razon Jr said he has ordered all his regional directors to beef up their respective public safety operations to ensure appropriate level of responses that will reduce the inconveniences that may be caused by the protesters to the commuting public.
Razon directed his commanders to conduct intensified police visibility and intelligence operations and monitor the situation to identify and neutralize threat groups and their leaders who may ride on the issues, demands and grievances of the transport groups and launch destabilization and terroristic activities.
Razon also ordered his commanders to identify leaders and groups involved in the nationwide strike so that dialogues and negotiations with them can be initiated to resolve issues in a peaceful and democratic manner and to prevent the protest from becoming widespread.
Razon ordered his directors to coordinate their security and public safety efforts with the local government units in their respective areas in order to identify critical road nets and vital installations which shall be protected and kept operational at all times, and to provide security escorts and support for the buses and other local government vehicles which will be used to ferry stranded passengers. (VR/Sunnex) |
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