AFP chief confident to cut down communist terrorist groups
(Photo courtesy of the AFP) MANILA-Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Andres Centino expressed confidence the military can effectively reduce the numbers of armed insurgents and weaken their firepower through intensified focused military operations. Centino cited the successive accomplishments of government forces against the New People's Army (NPA) particularly in Samar, Negros, and Mindanao. He also praised the 53rd Engineer Brigade for efficiently performing their mandate, thus helping troops on the ground accomplish their tasks against communist terrorist groups. The AFP ...