Amid the heightened war against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf
Group(ASG) that resulted in the death of 15 soldiers, President Rodrigo Duterte
stressed that there is no need for him to declare a state of emergency in Sulu.
”The magnitude of the trouble there does not warrant
anything except the industry of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and
Philippine National Police,” President Duterte said in an interview with the
media after welcoming the arrival of the 129 repatriated overseas Filipino
workers (OFWs) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
”It’s just a punitive police action by the security forces
of the government,” he added.
After meeting and giving PHP5,000 each for the retrenched
OFWs from Saudi Arabia ,
President Duterte proceeded to Zamboanga
City
The Commander-in-Chief also visited the wounded in action
soldiers in three different military camp hospitals.
Last Tuesday, Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella
announced that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has sent reinforcement
of five battalions in Sulu.
”I should not be going there but there are 15 killed
soldiers. So I will visit there. We are wasting money for the bullets. This
money should have been given to the poor people,” President Duterte said.
President Duterte said the Abu Sayyaf is one of the many
problems that he is hoping to address in the first six months of his administration.
”We do not enjoy killing people. I do not enjoy this war. I
hate to sign documents that would procure things that would just kill or maim
citizens,” President Duterte said.
He said other problems confronting his government is the
illegal drugs, corruption and criminality.
President Duterte said his government is working hard to
reach peace with the Moro rebels particularly the Moro National Liberation
Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and with New People’s Army.
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