President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ordered the military on
Thursday to take full control and stop paramilitary groups from operating amid
ongoing peace talks with different rebel groups in the country.
Speaking to reporters following his visit in Camp Vicente
Alagar here, President Duterte said the presence of the civilian armed groups
could "undermine" the ongoing peace initiatives.
"I am now ordering the Army to take full control itong
mga Bagani Command and the — there is another group I forgot the name,"
the President said.
"Paramilitary men operating especially with firearms
issued by the government would undermine the peace process. Mahinto na sana
Paramilitary groups were organized in the past to help
government in its campaign against communist insurgents in rural areas.
President Duterte particularly mentioned the Magahat-Bagani
Force operating in Surigao del Sur and another group in Arakan, North Cotabato.
In his speech before scores of policemen here, he disclosed
his scheduled meeting with National Democratic Front chairman Luis Jalandoni in
Davao City
"[Luis] Jalandoni is waiting for me in Davao
He stressed that he is pushing for an "inclusive
government" and not a coalition government with the leftist groups.
He said he could come up with a peace deal with the Reds as
long as they do not insist on having posts in the country's police and military
organizations.
The Duterte administration is also talking with the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MILF) and the
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), headed by Jose Maria Sison, in a bid
to achieve lasting peace in the country especially in Mindanao .
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