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Over 5,000 NPAs, supporters neutralized by military, police this year
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City -- A total of 5,164 New People's Army members and supporters were neutralized as the terrorist group continue to suffer tactical losses against forces of the military and police this year.
This includes 169 communist terrorists who were killed in focused military operations and 4,777 former rebels who have chosen to abandon the communist terrorist group.
"Our recent successes in combatting the communist scourge would not have been possible without our strong partnership with our counterparts in the Philippine National Police," AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay said.
AFP Chief visits Western Command
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay commends the men and women of Western Command (WesCom) on September 25, 2020 during his visit at Camp General Artemio Ricarte, Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
Lieutenant General Gapay was received with military honors by the Commander of WesCom, LtGen Erickson Gloria.
AFP Chief Gapay calls for unity in 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Meeting
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay called for continuous unity and mutual trust among South East Asian military organization on Thursday, September 24 during the 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Meeting (ACDFM).
“ASEAN must be united, now more than ever, with the ongoing crisis brought about by the effects of COVID-19. As nations across the globe, not only within ASEAN, exert great efforts to fight this pandemic, the armed forces are being called by our respective governments to perform a great deal of supporting tasks,” Lt. Gen. Gapay said.
AFP, PNP affirm strong partnership in joint peace, security council meeting
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police assured everyone that "mishaps" such as the Jolo shooting incident will not happen again as their top leaders meet in Camp Crame Wednesday, September 23.
The meeting of top security and law enforcement officials led by AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay and PNP Chief PGen Camilo Cascolan focused on discussing the status of internal security concerns.
AFP, Facebook discuss partnership to counter terrorism online
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay and Facebook Head of Public Policy in the Philippines, Ms. Clare Amador met on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 to discuss possible partnership in preventing terrorists’ exploitation of the internet.
Ms. Amador and her team reached out to Lt. Gen. Gapay in August to set the virtual courtesy call and share Facebook’s global efforts to counter terrorism and in dealing with harmful content on the platform. Facebook is a member of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) which was established in 2017 and is now a consortium of companies dedicated to disrupting terrorist abuse of members’ digital platforms.
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