Nartatez deploys more cops to ‘vulnerable’ locations amid CPP ceasefire

MANILA, Philippines — The acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., said on Monday that he deployed more officers to “vulnerable” locations even amid a unilateral ceasefire declared by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The CPP’s central committee previously announced that it would observe a two-day unilateral ceasefire