By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recently revealed forced remain on heightened alert for stragglers of the Maute terror group, following their defeat in Marawi City last October.

BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said they are not discounting the possibility the terror group may be reorganizing somewhere, which could bring forth another possible attack.

Ebreo said they are constantly sharing intelligence with units of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) and the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) in the Western Visayas.

He also stated the profiling of individuals coming from Mindanao is being done, not just at ports in Bacolod City, but throughout the entire region.

Ebreo added, BCPO is also regularly visiting and monitoring Marawi evacuees, who have permanently moved to Bacolod City following the conflict.

Last Sunday, a suspected Maute sub-leader was arrested by police in Tondo, Manila.

Following the arrest, Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa admitted there were security lapses in Mindanao, despite Martial Law still declared throughout the island./DGB, WDJ