Bato: Walang terrorist recruitment sa Maynila

Pinawi ni Philippine National Police ( PNP) chief, Director General Ronald dela Rosa ang pangamba at takot ng mamamayan sa posibleng pagre- recruit ng terorista sa Metro Manila, dahil walang namo- monitor ang awtoridad ukol dito.

Gayunman, inamin ni Dela Rosa na ang mga natirang ISIS- inspired terror groups, na naghasik ng kaguluhan sa Marawi City noong 2017, ay nagtatangkang bumuo ng grupo at muling ibalik ang kanilang supply at mga koneksiyon sa tao.

“We cannot really say if there is already an on-going recruitment here [in Metro Manila]. As of now, no recruitment is being monitored but in Mindanao, we know that they are conducting recruitment within their communities,” pagamin ni Dela Rosa.

Aniya, kinakailangang doblehin ng PNP ang kanilang hakbang laban sa terorismo upang pigilan ang posibleng pag-atake at muling pagbuo ng grupo ng mga terorista.

“The mere fact that there is an on-going recruitment means that they are planning to launch a counter-attack. However, I tell you, it will take time for them to regroup and to retrain themselves because a lot of their members were killed and a lot of their equipment were destroyed,” dugtong ni Dela Rosa.

“As far as the desire [to launch a counter-attack], it has always been in their [terrorists] minds. But as to the time table, it will take a very long time,” dagdag niya.

Tiniyak pa ni Dela Rosa na ang intelligence operatives mula sa pulisya, military, local at civilian government agencies ay kumikilos upang tiyaking ligtas ang Metro Manila at Mindanao, maging ang buong bansa, mula sa mga terorista.

Hinikayat ni Dela Rosa ang publiko na ipamalas ang kanilang pagmamahal sa bansa sa pagmamatyag at tulungan ang awtoridad laban sa terorismo.

“If you love this country you should cooperate with the government,” diin ni Dela Rosa.