By MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed all units in the Bangsamoro region on heightened alert to preempt any retaliatory attacks after 10 suspected members of the local Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) were killed in a Lanao del Sur encounter on Friday.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. directed local police forces to continue coordination with the military for follow-up operations against remaining members of the local terrorist group to prevent further attacks and stabilize affected communities.
“All our units in Lanao del Sur and nearby areas are on alert and are in constant coordination with our military counterparts in the conduct of operations to crush the remaining threat and eventually bring peace and development to the local communities,” Nartatez said in a statement Sunday.
