DAVAO DEL NORTE, February 16 (PIA) - - Following the incident of
insurgency in Mati City Davao Oriental, Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario of Davao del
Norte said that the Palarong Pambansa Committee will have to review again their
security plan to prevent similar incident to happen during the sporting event
on May 3-9.
Around 50 New People’s Army members in army uniform attacked
Mati City Police Station yesterday evening, in which the hot pursuit operations
of the joint PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) after the attack
resulted to three dead soldiers.
“Given the situation of the attack in the Mati City Police
Sation, we have to adjust the security plan to strengthen it and make it better
preventing any untoward incident like this,” Governor Del Rosario said.
Del Rosario said that this should not be taken for granted as
this involved the safety of the players from all the regions in the country.
“But we have to continue with our preparations to deliver the
best Palarong Pambansa,” he added.
He suggested to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be alert
at all times because this they have been the usual targets of the New People’s
Army like what happen in Panabo City.
“This is not new and I think that’s how they (NPA) operate; so
the PNP should have a continuing alertness always,” Del Rosario said.
In March 2011, days before the start of the celebration of the
annual Araw ng Panabo celebration, a group of NPA rebels attacked the Panabo
Police Station resulting to the death of two cops.
Del Rosario also said that the military should look into their
blocking force on how these NPA troops entered Davao Oriental particularly its
capital city, Mati City, as the whole province has been declared as insurgency
free last 2013. (PIA11, Michael Uy)
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