NATIONAL Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa yesterday reminded officers to be on alert in line with the country’s observance of the Holy Week, and the forthcoming 49th anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA). He warned them against being caught flat-footed.
“While all PNP units are now presently preoccupied with our public safety operations for the Holy Week, I am reminding all unit commanders to fortify community defenses and step-up target-hardening measures in isolated police posts and government installations as a proactive measure against possible hostilities of the communist New People’s Army in the coming days ahead of its founding anniversary on March 29th,” dela Rosa said.
He said the communist group is known to launch offensive actions to drumbeat the commemoration of its significant events.
“I am instructing all PNP regional directors to put in place all necessary countermeasures to strengthen defenses of ‘soft targets’ and avoid being caught flat-footed in case of offensive enemy actions,” he said.
Dela Rosa said police units are likewise instructed to double efforts in launching offensive operations against the local insurgents through mobilizing the Barangay Information Network (BIN) and other intelligence sources in the community to deter CPP-NPA hostilities. (pna)
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