CEBU CITY, Philippines—Following the arrest of three suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) in the town of Badian, 103 kilometers from Cebu City, authorities are now urging
Third district Board Member John Ismael Borgonia, the author of the resolution, said a spillover is not impossible since the towns in Negros Oriental, where the recent killings occurred, are located directly across the western side of Cebu province.
“The possible influx of NPAs in western coast of Cebu province is a danger to our peace and order [situation] and stir fear amongst the local residents and the rest of the province,” Borgonia’s resolution reads. Colonel Roderick Mariano, director of the Cebu Police Provincial Office , said he already instructed his personnel in the coastal areas to establish more presence in the coastal communities.
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