Manila, April 13 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar D. Albayalde vowed on Friday to "crush" all communist terrorist groups (CTGs), private armed syndicates (PAGs) and drug rings that are still operating in the Calabarzon Region, some of whom are allegedly supporting local political candidates for the May 13 mid-term polls. Albayalde visited the Calabarzon regional police command headquarters here for a command conference on security briefings and election preparations where he also inspected around 1,710 assorted short, long and high-powered firearms that are now under this command's custody for safekeeping and proper disposition.
In a press conference, Albayalde confirmed the existence of armed syndicates and drug gro...