Cotabato governor pushes for retraining of civilian armed volunteers

Cotabato City-Cotabato provincial governor Jesus Sacdalan presses the need for the members of civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs) in the province to undergo retraining. The governor said he is closely coordinating…

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4,000-strong barangay defense force to fight NPA

The Task Force Davao (TFD) has organized a 4, 000-strong barangay defense system (BDS) to counter the growing number of Communist guerrillas operating in the outskirts of the city, Col. Oscar Lactao, TFD commander, said. Lactao said the military gathered local residents and organized them into a BDS to counter the growing presence of the New People's Army (NPA) in Toril district. He said the military recruited one "volunteer" from each household for the barangay defense system.

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