Aside from focusing military pressure on terrorist groups
known to be operating in the country, newly-appointed Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya vowed to intensify
their support to law enforcement agencies in a bid to eliminate crime.
He made this statement during his assumption speech at the
GHQ Grandstand, Camp
Aguinaldo
"Over and above our role to run after the terrorists,
we will also intensify our support to law enforcement agencies, particularly
the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in
their mission to eliminate widespread criminality and the wanton destruction of
lives brought about by the spread and use of illegal drugs," he added.
Visaya earlier vowed to launch a "24/7 fight"
against the Abu Sayyaf bandits and its allied terrorist groups in a bid to
totally neutralize these lawless elements.
"We will start the same advocacy with our ranks by
continuously weeding out those scalawags who use drugs, who have links with
illegal groups and activities. Then we will proceed to build alliances with our
counterparts to bring down syndicates and other organized crime groups,"
he added.
Regarding matters of territorial defense, Visaya said the
AFP will abide by the political, legal and democratic processes to settle the
issue and support national policy to strengthen our position in the regional
and global area.
"The AFP will rationalize our relationship with our
allies in order to strengthen our military ties with them while at the same
time prioritize the interest of our force and our nation," he stressed.
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