Sunday, May 04, 2008
Police chief debunks claims over presence of NPA's sparrow unit (6:25 p.m.)
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The Dumaguete City police chief does not believe that members of a sparrow unit, the urban hit group of the New People's Army (NPA), now inhabit the city.
Chief Inspector Leopoldo Cabanag said he deployed some policemen to check on the veracity of the report.
Based on their investigation, he said, they have found no evidence backing claims that alleged sparrow unit members are in the city.
"Amo pa nang tinuon pag-ayo kung tinuod ba nang ilang giingon nga presensiya sa mga sparrow units diri sa Dumaguete (We will investigate the so-called presence of sparrow units in the city)," stressed Cabanag, as he expressed doubts on the veracity of the intelligence report believed to have come from the Military Intelligence Group (MIG) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The same intelligence report also had the provincial police office ordering stations in the whole province to tighten security. (EBS/Sunnex) |
