ILIGAN City has intensified security measures as massive recruitment of armed men believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were reported in the mountain villages.

Jo Pantoja, city information officer, told The Manila Times that while the measures to counter the alleged Islamic State (IS)-inspired Maute recruitment had been heightened, the concern was more on the NPA rebels who were reportedly conducting similar activity in the hinterlands.

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