MANILA, Philippines — The military has been diligently monitoring and gathering information to prevent another armed crisis the likes of Marawi siege.
AFP Spokesperson Major General Restituto Padilla pointed out that the provinces of Maguindanao and Cotabato are the most threatened areas to date because of the presence of armed groups supporting Maute terrorists there.
“Because there remains in those areas sizeable numbers of armed men who have pledged allegiance to this — the group who are in Marawi,” said Padilla.
The official also reiterated that martial law in Mindanao is needed to end the atrocities in Mindanao.
“Martial law in Mindanao will not end when the battle in Marawi is over because we still have until the end of the year to do everything we can to prevent this kind of rebellion from happening again,” said the AFP spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the military revealed that certain groups are now being monitored by the AFP for possibly supporting the Maute terrorists.
Padilla said once they have gathered enough evidence, they will proceed to file appropriate legal charges.
“And we’re conducting our thorough research on these people because it may be possible that they had been part or accessory to the rebellion,” said the official.
The official also reiterated that martial law in Mindanao is needed to end the atrocities in Mindanao.
“Martial law in Mindanao will not end when the battle in Marawi is over because we still have until the end of the year to do everything we can to prevent this kind of rebellion from happening again,” said the AFP spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the military revealed that certain groups are now being monitored by the AFP for possibly supporting the Maute terrorists.
Padilla said once they have gathered enough evidence, they will proceed to file appropriate legal charges.
“And we’re conducting our thorough research on these people because it may be possible that they had been part or accessory to the rebellion,” said the official.
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