MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine troops are ready to launch offensives against communist guerrillas to protect infrastructure, businesses and election candidates targeted for extortion, officials said Monday.
At the end of their self-imposed Christmas cease-fire last week, New People's Army rebels separately attacked a key power plant, a convoy carrying a congressman and a cell phone transmission tower to extort money and guns, military spokesman Lt. Col. Daniel Lucero said.
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