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4,000-strong barangay defense force to fight NPA
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN | Davao Today
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.- Go to the previous page
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