To prevent possible human rights violation charges, military
personnel tasked to implement measures to suppress and prevent lawless
violence, will be provided with "Troop Information and Education"
(TIE).
"AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Ricardo Visaya directed the
conduct of TIE to our soldiers in the field, particularly those in the Western
Mindanao Command, Eastern Mindanao Command and National Capital Region through
the most expedient means," Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public
affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said in statement Wednesday.
This follows the signing by President Rodrigo Duterte of
Proclamation Number 55 Declaring a State of National Emergency
"The lectures will cover what the proclamation entails
and how this translates to the AFP," Arevalo said.
The military official said the TIE would also lay down the
guidelines on how to perform specific tasks related to the proclamation.
Arevalo said these tasks included, but not limited to, the
conduct of checkpoints, foot or mobile patrols, enforcement of curfews whenever
and wherever necessary in tandem with the Philippine National Police (PNP).
And by the conduct of TIE, the AFP would like to ensure
proper information and knowledge management to its officers and men on the
ground, he said.
"We would like to ensure that as we respond to the
Commander-in-Chief's call for the AFP to help suppress lawless violence in Mindanao and prevent its spread in other areas of the
country, the execution of our tasks will always be proper and with due regard
to every citizen's entitlements under the Bill of Rights," Arevalo pointed
out.
"We would like to enlist the willing cooperation of our
Kababayans in this endeavor to suppress lawless violence and prevent the spread
of similar violent incidents in other parts of the country," he said.
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