Duterte sends more soldiers to Mindanao
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:40:04 +0000
To thwart any threat from Islamic State-linked militants, President Duterte has ordered the deployment of more battalions to help keep peace and security in Mindanao.
The President said he has asked Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to send 20 to 35 battalions from the Philippine Army, admitting he was worried that ISIS threat in Sulu might spill over to other parts of Mindanao.
“Sa Mindanao, they are grappling with terrorism. And that – if there is one thing that would give me the sweat in the hands at parang natatakot ako terrorism,” he said during the post-typhoon “Tisoy” damage assessment meeting in Legazpi City Thursday.
“We need men and as a matter of fact I have ordered Lorenzana to move faster sa creation ng mga bagong battalion sa Army. We need – I need about…Ideally I need about 35. But I could – I would be happy with 20 in the meantime,” he said.
He said while he hopes the terrorism threat will not materialize, it was “always good to be prepared for all of these things.”
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