President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday night urged soldiers
to increase their campaign against terrorism, including the immediate
elimination of the Abu Sayyaf.
“There will be no peace agreement (for the Abu Sayyaf).
Tapusin niyo na (Finish them) to the last man,” he said.
President Duterte issued the marching order during a talk
with some 200 soldiers at the Bondad Hall of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines Central Command (AFP-CentCom) headquarters in Barangay Lahug here
shortly before 10 p.m. Friday.
In the talk, which lasted 45 minutes, the President also
reiterated his stand that there will be no coalition government with communist
rebels.
”I will never agree to a coalition government (with
communist rebels),” he said.
President Duterte also vowed to increase the strength of the
AFP by 10,000 soldiers next year and give the military and the police the best
equipment.
He said he prefers a negotiated contract in the purchase of
military equipment to choosing the “lowest bidder which results in the lowest quality”.
The President also said the “lowest bidder process turned
out to be the biggest source of corruption”.
He further warned that the greatest threat to the country in
the next five to ten years is terrorism.
”I want to prepare the country for this,” he said.
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