By ROSALITA B MANLANGIT
DAET, CamNorte: The Philippine Army (PA) unit based here has
intensified internal security operations to eliminate an armed group’s modus of
collecting fees for "permit-to-campaign" to candidates of this
province and ensure peace and order in the May 2013 elections.
Lt Col Michael M Buhat, commanding officer of the Army's 49th Infantry
Battalion, said during the Philippine Information Agency's Talakayan held here recently, that the army unit has initiated
internal security operations in 61 villages out of 70 rebel-infested barangays.
CamNorte comprised 282 barangays.
Buhat said out of the 61 bayanihan activities conducted last year, 41
were declared cleared barangays while 20 have on going operations.
He said the army will deploy personnel in these barangays while
conducting nine bayanihan activities in the towns of Labo with four and Sta
Elena with five infested with the armed New People’s Army (NPA).
Buhat said the unit will also conduct clearing operations in the
barangay according to the request of the candidates on the campaign period.
He added that they were in pursuit of the armed group after the
encounter which happened on Jan 23 in the town of San Lorenzo Ruiz where there
were no casualties on both sides.
Police Senior Supt Moises Pagaduan, provincial director of the CamNorte
Police Provincial Office (CNPPO), on the other hand, said the police is
strictly implementing the gun ban and Commission on Elections (Comelec)
checkpoint in the province.
He said they also plan to conduct anti-gambling operations regarding
the virtual game if it is legal or “jueteng” as previously ordered by the PNP
Regional Director Police Chief Supt. Clarence Guinto. -- PIA5, CamNorte
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