Published July 20, 2021 10:01am The number of communist armed groups in Southern Mindanao has been reduced from 23 in 2016 to only six, the commander of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said Monday. In a virtual press conference of the government’s anti-insurgency task force, 10ID commander Major General Ernesto C. Torres said there is a continuous trend of rebels surrendering to authorities. He said from 2016, state forces were able “to trim down the number of communist guerrilla fronts in the region from a high of 23 down to only six at present.” The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said since 2016, 18,433 communist rebels have surrendered to the government, including 92 “child soldiers.”
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Published July 17, 2021, 11:50 AM
Crime in the Philippines reduced by more than 60 percent in the past five years, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) attributing it to the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs which was started when President Duterte took over the country’s leadership in July 2016.
In a statement released on Saturday, July 17, PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the recorded decrease in crime volume in the five years of the Duterte administration was both more than 60 percent if compared with the first five years of his predecessor and last five years of the past administration.
“Sa kabila ng mga kritisismo at sari-saring alegasyon, hindi maipag-kakaila na mas gumanda ang peace and order situation sa ating bansa. Hindi ito sabi-sabi o gawa-gawa lamang dahil ang inyong PNP ay may mga datos na nagpapakitang mahigit sa 60 porsyento ang ibinababa ng krimen sa nakalipas na limang taon (Despite all the criticisms and allegations, it cannot be de
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