Military secures industrial firms in Misamis Oriental

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 10): Military secures industrial firms in Misamis Oriental

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City -– The military has deployed forces in Misamis Oriental (MisOr) to secure various industries and companies that could be a target of a destabilization plot by rebel forces here.

Capt. Christian Uy, spokesperson of the army’s Public Affairs Division here, said on Monday that the deployment of combined military and police operatives was ordered last week after the military overran the largest military camp of the Moro rebel’s Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Cotabato.

He said the military was only cautious as some hardcore BIFF members are now an object of a military manhunt in Mindanao.

“We are wary of possible effects of the Cotabato conflict which might spill over in some provinces in Northern Mindanao, especially in Misamis Oriental where there is a concentration of large industries,” Maj. Gen. Ricardo Visaya, commander of the army’s 4th Infantry Division here said in a statement.

Uy said that the New People’s Army (NPA) might also exploit the situation prompting the military to map out precautionary measures.

In response, the army’s 4th ID has deployed military personnel throughout Caraga and Northern Mindanao regions to secure specially the entry and exit point of these areas, Uy added.

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