ATROCITIES committed by the communist New People’s Army (NPA), such as extortion, is a “particular concern” when the barangay (village) and and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or youth council) elections take place in May, a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Bienvenido Datuin Jr. also said that combined elements from the AFP and the Philippine National Police (PNP) would be deployed to secure checkpoints.

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