The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office has doubled the security men detailed to Pulupandan Mayor Magdaleno Peña whom priest-turned-rebel Frank Fernandez called a "primary target for liquidation of the revolutionary movement", to ensure his safety.

Senior Supt. Rosendo Franco, provincial police director, yesterday advised Pena to be more security conscious, and coordinate his movements with them. Unfazed by the death threats, Pena said he has not started to fight the NPA yet, but if Fernandez wants a fight, he will give him a fight.

"I'll remove his head from his shoulders when I see him," Peña said of Fernandez, whom he called a "mad dog".

The New People's Army had claimed responsibility for the ambush of Peña on May 30, which claimed the lives of his two companions, and injuries to three others, including him.

"The NPA will continue and will not stop until revolutionary justice will be served on Atty. Magdaleno Peña. If not now, there is always a next time," the NPA had said in a statement earlier.*GPB

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