N Tuesday Directed The Iloilo Police To Conduct Follow Up Operations Against Communist Terrorists Behind Bomb Attack That Injured Two Officers During An Encounter In Province Quot Npa New People 39s Army Resulted Wounding Of Our Policemen Is Certainlya Strategy Being Employed Make It Appear They Are Still Strong And Eventually Use Asa Leverage For Their Extortion Activities Candidates Next Year Elections News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Tuesday directed the Iloilo police to conduct follow-up operations against the communist terrorists behind the bomb attack that injured two police officers during an encounter in the province. "The NPA (New People's Army) attack that resulted in the wounding of two of our policemen is certainly a strategy being employed to make it appear that they are still strong and eventually use as a leverage for their extortion activities to candidates for the next year's elections," PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement. Eleazar identified the injured policemen as Pat. Jessie Castamado and Cpl. Genel Simpas. Initial reports indicated that personnel from the Iloilo Police Mobile Force Company were harassed by members of the NPA's Southern Front Komite, Komiteng Rehiyon Panay at their base area in Barangay Mayang in the town of Tubungan on Sunday afternoon. The local police then pursued ....

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