In a move to ensure safety in the island, Secretary Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government ordered that the more than 2000 police and civilian forces should continue its service. Their services, according to the secretary are needed since the government has intensified its offensives against the terrorist group. The Abu Sayyaf group is back in the news after it kidnapped three Red Cross workers. The workers have been released.
Secretary Puno sees no valid reason why these forces should be sent home. In the opinion of Puno, if the services of this group will be ended and they will be sent home then it should be ensured first that the peace and order situation in the area is secured. The secretary said that there is no intention of pulling the forces out until there is a change in the situation. So his order sticks- the group should remain and implement law enforcement.
If the Director General of the Philippine National Police is to be asked, majority of the CEFs should apply for a gun amnesty. He said that majority of them carry unregistered guns. In order to address this issue, Director General Jesus Versoza suggested that those unregistered gun owners should take advantage of the month-long gun amnesty of the Department of Interior and Local Government which is scheduled for October. The gun amnesty program by the department that is scheduled on October is known as the Executive Order Number 817 or the granting of a final firearms amnesty.
In a related concern, the secretary also ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection group or the CIDG to look at the release of the two wives of Abu Sayyaf leader Parad. Puno wanted to know if the release order was proper. The two were arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnappings. “I’m having the CIDG review the case and to see whether there was official basis to release them”, added the DILG secretary. According to reports, the Sulu governor shared that the Abu Sayyaf leader asked for the release of his two wives in exchange for the release of the last Red Cross worker, Eugenio Vagni.
If the Director General of the Philippine National Police is to be asked, majority of the CEFs should apply for a gun amnesty. He said that majority of them carry unregistered guns. In order to address this issue, Director General Jesus Versoza suggested that those unregistered gun owners should take advantage of the month-long gun amnesty of the Department of Interior and Local Government which is scheduled for October. The gun amnesty program by the department that is scheduled on October is known as the Executive Order Number 817 or the granting of a final firearms amnesty.
In a related concern, the secretary also ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection group or the CIDG to look at the release of the two wives of Abu Sayyaf leader Parad. Puno wanted to know if the release order was proper. The two were arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnappings. “I’m having the CIDG review the case and to see whether there was official basis to release them”, added the DILG secretary. According to reports, the Sulu governor shared that the Abu Sayyaf leader asked for the release of his two wives in exchange for the release of the last Red Cross worker, Eugenio Vagni.
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