PNP, AFP to go after communist rebels

TOP military and police officials met on Thursday to plan their operations to defeat the New People’s Army (NPA).

“In view of the lifting of the unilateral ceasefire and the cancellation of the talks, we will intensify our operations together, the PNP (Philippine National Police) and the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) to fight the CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines) NPA to defeat the armed group and put back into jail all those high ranking personalities,” AFP chief Eduardo Año told reporters shortly after his meeting with police officials led by Director General Ronald De la Rosa.