Published February 10, 2021, 8:39 PM
Gen. Debold M. Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered the Central Luzon regional police commander to intervene in the immediate solution of the political standoff in Jaen, Nueva Ecija amid concerns that it may result in an uncontrolled spark of violence soon.
PNP Chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
The PNP has been observing apolitical stand on the quarrel between Antonio Prospero Esquivel and Sylvia Austria who are both insisting that they are the legitimate mayor of Jaen town but the last straw for Sinas was when an explosion occurred in the town proper on Tuesday night.