THE New People's Army (NPA) is planning to launch attacks in Davao City a day before President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his second State of the Nation Address, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald de la Rosa said on Monday.

'We monitored something from the left. The NPA, they will make some pre-SONA attacks, harassment. We uncovered that it will be in Davao. They will disrupt Davao before SONA so we are preparing for that,' De la Rosa said in a news conference.