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PNP on alert in wake of NPA attacks in southern Luzon
Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered all police units and personnel to be on alert and intensify intelligence operations following a series of alleged attacks by the New People's Army (NPA) in Bicol and Quezon.
Eleazar believes the NPA has been ordered to escalate attacks due to recent surrenders of their members and supporters, aiming to project an image of continued strength.
The directive comes after separate incidents including a bombing and gun attack in Masbate City that killed college football player Kieth Absalon and his uncle, and an ambush in Legazpi City where communist rebels attacked responding policemen at a burning cell site, injuring four civilians including a lawyer.
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