FILE PHOTO: Members of New People’s Army
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Tuesday (October 23) that the New People’s Army (NPA) is brewing a number of terror attacks possibly to be executed in the coming days.
Nevertheless, the PNP assured it is on guard any time as it started intensifying its security capabilities especially in remote provinces after a series of attacks in police stations and recent ambush against police, soldiers and local government officials.
The most recent was the ambush against Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Nela Charade Puno at Barangay Napolidan, Lupi, Camarines Sur where three policemen were killed.
“This is all to show that they are still a force to reckon with, parang gusto nilang ipalabas na medyo malakas pa sila pero sa totoo sila ay mahina. ‘Inconsequential’ ang word na ginagamit ng AFP sa kanila kaya ito ang gusto nilang i-disprove lang. Gusto nilang ipakita na hindi sila ganun,” Albayalde said.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently revealed the discovery of the NPA’s plans of action recorded in computers recovered from rebel camps regained by the government troopers.
“Ang dami nating nakuhang computers from party members. Mahirap nga lang kunin ang data kasi terabytes of information,” revealed the AFP Deputy Chief of staff for Operations BGen. Antonio Parlade Jr.
These terror plots include (1) Operation Supermarket which aims at collecting firearms from several AFP detachments and PNP Stations; (2) Operation Casino to be executed by NPA’s Special Partisan Unit (Sparu), an urban hit squad that targets all assets and intel operatives of the military; (3) Operation Tabasco which targets police conducting Oplan Tokhang in communities; (4) Operation Bulldozer which targets mining companies and several infrastructure projects of the government; (5) and Operation Hades intended to harm government officials. – Marje Pelayo (with reports from Lea Ylagan)
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