The Police Regional Office has reiterated its call to all police officers to be on the alert against possible attacks on their stations or units by elements of the rebel New People’s Army.
PRO 11 regional director Chief Supt. Manuel R. Gaerlan told reporters the rebels are intensifying their attacks against government troops.
“We are telling our personnel that it’s not your fault if there are NPA who attack a station but they should put up a fight,” Gaerlan said.
“If you don’t retaliate, whether there is a one-strike police or none, that is an act of cowardice and you will not be only relieved but you can also be removed from the service,” he added.
Gaerlan said based on their intelligence reports, the rebels will conduct tactical offensives especially during the month of December when the NPA celebrates its founding anniversary.
He said that usually, if the NPA rebels celebrate its anniversary, they conduct ‘tactical offensives and attack against government forces.’ “That directive of the NPA continues that is why we are maintaining our full alert status,” he said.
Gaerlan also reminded all police officers to be more vigilant in their ‘personal or official movement.’ He also confirmed that perpetrators of the murder of PO3 Wilfredo Garol of Baguio Police Station were identified members of NPA. But, he cannot give the names of the suspects because these people concealed their identities through the use of aliases or monikers.
