Philippines Defends WMD Readiness

The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said they are ready to combat acts of chemical or biological terrorism, the newspaper Abante reported this week (see GSN, Sept. 16).

The statement comes after a U.S. counterterrorism official said that nations needed to increase their antiterrorism defenses, according to Abante.

Police Chief Leopoldo Bataoil said his forces are on alert and monitor suspicious movements in the country. He offered the presence of uniformed police in crowded areas as evidence of this readiness (Noel Abuel, Abante/BBC Monitoring, Oct. 24).

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