By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency
MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has yet to detect any threat coming from communist rebels for the celebration of Labor Day on Wednesday.
“The only monitored activity by leftist activists so far is the conduct of rallies to push their labor agenda which is already being addressed by the government and our lawmaking body,” said Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP public affairs office chief, in a message to the Philippine News Agency on Monday when asked if there are threats from the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in line with the May 1 activities.
Despite the absence of threats, Detoyato said that the AFP has instructed its Joint Task Force National Capital Region to coordinate with the police for possible contingency measures.
“For Metro Manila, JTF NCR is tasked to coordinate with the Philippine National Police and the local government units for the contingency measures to be undertaken including crowd control. Since it is still campaign period, we expect leftist groups and individuals running for public office to take advantage of the Labor Day activities,” Detoyato said.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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