Thursday, March 12, 2020

Integrate MILF, MNLF forces to PNP, AFP now—‘Bato’

From the Manila Standard (Mar 12, 2020): Integrate MILF, MNLF forces to PNP, AFP now—‘Bato’ (By Macon Ramos-Araneta)

Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa wants to hasten the integration of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National Liberation Front personnel to the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to boost the government’s efforts to attain lasting peace and development across the country, especially in the BARMM area.

During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Local Government to discuss the updates of the implementation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, Dela Rosa urged Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace Process Secretary Carlito Galvez to speed up the provision of guidelines [thru NaPolCom] and the integration process of the MILF and MNLF to the PNP and AFP.

He said he believes that the competence of MILF and MNLF forces could help the country’s soldiers and policemen in maintaining peace and order in the land.

The former national police chief validated with Secretary Galvez, former AFP Chief of Staff and currently the OPAPP secretary, the reports that the latter got from the ground during his stint as PNP Chief that the MILF and MNLF are snappy and very qualified to be members of the PNP and AFP.

“Sir I personally saw their [MILF / MNLF] behavior and you are really correct sir, some of those or many of those are really qualified to become members of the Armed Forces and the PNP,” Galvez said.

Galvez added that some of the MILF and MNLF combatants had already undergone training under the Joint Peace and Security Teams of the Annex of Normalization included in the BOL.

https://manilastandard.net/news/national/319439/integrate-milf-mnlf-forces-to-pnp-afp-now-bato-.html

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