1,000 CAFGUs in Central Mindanao relieved

From the Manila Bulletin (Jun 4): 1,000 CAFGUs in Central Mindanao relieved

COTABATO CITY – At least 1,000 members of the Citizens’ Armed Forces Geographical Units in Central Mindanao have been relieved by their administering military command, a move meant to professionalize CAFGU elements as auxiliary troops for peace and community building.

Lt. Col. Bernie Langub, chief of the 38th Infantry Battalion, a unit of the Army’s 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division and overall supervising command of CAFGU elements in Central Mindanao, said they are currently administering 7,000 “professionalized” CAFGU elements in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces.

The cleansing process began two years ago. The CAFGUs were relieved for varied lapses ranging from operational laxity to political partisanship.

“Unlike in the past where elected officials treated them like war dogs, CAFGU elements now under our command are professionalized and enjoying public respect,” Langub told journalists in mixed dialects.

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