LUCENA CITY – Ten out of the forty-one municipalities in Quezon province have been declared free from the clutches of the New People's Army (NPA), police reported Saturday, March 11. Quezon police chief, Colonel Ledon Monte, in a report said the town of Real in the northern part of the province was the latest municipality with a 'Stable Internal Peace and Security' (SIPS) or insurgency-free status. Monte said the declaration meant that local government projects and programs 'have reached the phase ready for investment and development having zero incidents of terroristic activities by the NPA.

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