The Palace has assured that the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) is dealing with lawless elements in the country to ensure
peace and order.
“Ginagampanan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas ang tungkulin na
tutukan lahat ng pagkilos ng iba’t ibang armadong grupo, lalong-lalo na ang mga
naghahasik ng ligalig sa ating bansa at sa ating mga pamayanan. Hindi sila
papahintulutang magsagawa ng mga aksyon na iyan at pipigilin sila ng ating
Sandatahang Lakas,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said during a
press briefing in Malacañang on Thursday.
He made the assurance following reports that a new group of
lawless elements has emerged in Central Mindanao .
The AFP said on Wednesday that a new group called Justice
for Islamic Movement (JIM), headed by Mohamed Ali Tambako, is coddling Filipino
bomb maker Basit Usman.
Usman managed to escape while Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli
bin Hir, alias Marwan, was killed during an operation launched by the police’s
Special Action Force (SAF) last January in Mamasapano, Maguindanao that also
resulted in the death of 44 SAF members.
The military said Tambako used to be a member of the Moro
National Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and is
affiliated with the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah, a militant Islamist group
active in Southeast Asia .
The AFP said the new armed group is also a target of the
military’s all-out offensive launched last week in Maguindanao and North Cotabato .
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