Malacanang said it is standing by the statement of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines
that there is no presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Mindanao despite the recent flare up of violence in the
region in previous weeks.
There were reports quoting security analysts mentioning
about growing ISIS ' presence in the country.
Countering those reports, Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III
on Saturday said in a radio interview: "Ayon kay General (Restituto)
Padilla, there are no verified reports that local terrorists groups are getting
support from the Islamic State."
"Sinabi nga ni General Padilla: 'Based on information
at hand, there’s no presence of Daesh.'
"This has not been established; and that he said
there’s no direct relation between the group here and the bigger terror group
in the Middle East ," he told dzRB Radyo
ng Bayan.
The job of the Armed Forces is to determine these security
matters that concern the safety of the Filipino public.
The Armed Forces has proven its capacity in the past and the
Palace believes that its assessment is correct, Quezon added.
The military reported this week that it has already taken
control of the camp of the armed group Maute in Butig, Lanao del Sur after days
of intense offensive.
The report said government troops overran the main camp of
the armed group in Barangay Poktan, where the houses of Maute leaders, brothers
Omar and Abdullah Maute, were located.
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