The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) had deployed two infantry battalions to Samar in compliance with Memorandum Order (MO) 32 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte ordering the military and the police to send more troops in areas where violent incidents occurred.
.Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesman, said the military has assessed how many troops should be deployed in other areas.
“The assurance that we are giving to our people is we are always mindful and aware of operations necessities and requirements to the areas, especially with the issuance of the memorandum,” he added.
The military earlier said that MO 32 aims to prevent another incident similar to the killing of nine killed sugarcane workers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last month and the ambush of the convoy of Food and Drug Administration Chief Nela Charade Puno in Camarines Sur, also in October.
The PNP had said that its Special Action Force would be deployed in the provinces and regions listed in the memorandum.
https://www.manilatimes.net/armed-forces-deploys-2-battalions-to-samar/475460/
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