The Army said firearm and ammunition were recovered from an environmental activist who was caught while putting posters of a peace forum in a village in Pantukan town, Compostela Valley.
During the regular session of the city council, Col. Erwin Bernard Neri presented the security plans of the Task Force here to local officials, more than a week after the bombing killed at least 15 people and wounded 69 others at the night market in Roxas Avenue. Neri assumed the command on Thursday, September 8.
The Task Force Davao will have Col. Erwin Bernard Neri as its new commander replacing Col. Henry Robinson.
Another battalion under ?the? 10?th? Infantry Division (ID) will be sent off to Jolo, Sulu to beef up government campaign to crush the Abu Sayyaf group in the area.
Now that the peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines is moving forward, President Rodrigo Duterte said the government troops will focus on dealing with the illegal drugs trade and extremism in the country.