Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. ordered the Army’s Scout Rangers to terminate the communist-led insurgency in the country in preparation for the military’s transition from local to territorial defense posture.
The chief of staff gave his directive during the installation on Wednesday of Col. Isagani Criste as the new commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment wherein he succeeded Major Gen. Freddie Dela Cruz, who was named the commander of the Special Operations Command .
“We’ve been given an urgent mission to defeat the horizontal and vertical units of the CTG [communist terrorist group] this year. This is a tall task for all of us because they are much harder to find as their numbers go small,” the chief of staff pointed out.The military, in its previous report, said the New People’s Army, with 1, 800 members, is still present or exerts influence in 200 barangays across the country.
The chief of staff said every Scout Ranger, with his specialized skills in tracking adversaries, would be vital in achieving a complete victory against the rebels.
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