Deployment of 40 private guards increases tension in Palawan’s indigenous town

Deployment of 40 private guards increases tension in Palawan’s indigenous town

MANILA – In the wee hours of May 18, more than 40 armed private blue guards entered the island of Sitio Marihangin, Bugsuk, Palawan, heightening tensions with residents who are defending their community. Residents said that the private blue guards are deployed by the JMV Security Services again, the same agency that deployed 80 armed private blue guards in their community on April 4. In both incidents, the guards arrived on the island at around …