The communist New People’s Army only has one remaining active guerrilla front nationwide, the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino, said in a command conference in Camp Aguinaldo on Tuesday. | JEMendozaINQ
Before this, Centino said the NPA had two active guerrilla fronts.
With the “substantial gains” in the internal security operations Centino said the AFP would now be free to focus onThat would mean more aerial and sea patrols, air surveillance through radar, monitoring of sea communication lines and redeployment of Naval Special Operations units and the Marines, Centino said.
“These are complemented by partnering with our ally and strategic partner armed forces from our global and regional allied countries that enables leveraging of capabilities through information sharing, subject matter expert exchange, and joint and combined maritime patrols.”
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