DAVAO CITY: The planned release of the four policemen captured by the New People’s Army rebels on June 10 in Surigao del Sur has been called off following the refusal of the crisis committee, which included the military, to suspend military offensives for 10 days, a ranking officer of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines-Mindanao said Tuesday night.

NDFP-Mindanao spokesperson Jorge Madlos said the crisis committee’s refusal to heed their call for a suspension of military operations has compromised the safety of the four cops who were declared as prisoners of war (POW) since they were captured following the daring attack of the police station of the town of Alegria, Surigao del Sur.

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