police killed members of a robbery gang that they said planned to strike in Parañaque City

Less than three days after a bloody encounter in Parañaque City, police shot dead in northern Metro Manila early Monday two more suspected members of a robbery gang linked to a series of violent robberies in past months.
Despite advances made against a robbery gang last week, police on Monday warned of more possible robberies as many gang members are still on the loose.In a radio interview, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Leopoldo Bataoil said despite the killing of members of a robbery gang in two incidents in the last four days, they have not let down their guard against remnants of the gangs.
Bataoil said police are now focusing on intelligence work against robbery groups.
"Yan ang ating projection ... Kaya nga ito todo ang ating intelligence operations at saka pag-raid sa safehouses nila, pag-monitor at pag-follow-up at pursuit operation sa remnants (That is ourprojection. That is why we have intensified intelligence operations and raids on safe houses)," Bataoil said in an interview on dwIZ radio, when asked if the attempted robberies may escalate.
On Friday night, police killed members of a robbery gang that they said planned to strike in Parañaque City. However, five civilians were also killed in the incident.At least two more suspected robbers were shot dead in a predawn encounter in northern Metro Manila Monday.Bataoil said the gang had been behind a series of violent robberies, including the one at Veterans Bank in the University of the Philippines in Quezon City."Let us not take this very lightly, mabigaat ang mga ito (Let's not take this lightly. These are serious criminals)," Bataoil said.