So Adam puts it so well & these stories need to be shared so people in other countries know what is going on. So I agree with the words of this statement.
Since 2011, the north eastern region of Mindanao known as Caraga has been a staging ground for increased militarization. In February 2012, the Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) began to use Lumad (indigenous) ancestral mountain lands as staging grounds for their increased combat operations ranging from live fire excursions to aerial strafing and bombing runs.
On March 5, 2012 aerial forces dropped 8 bombs on the triboundary of the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Norte. The following day, March 6th, 4 bombs were dropped. Both bombing runs were accompanied by strafing fire from accompanying fighters. Ground-side, infantry and special forces elements (from the 30th,38th IBPA; and 3rd Special Forces of the 402nd) inserted themselves in the village public places and even some homes. These 0perations are in accordance with current President Aquino’s counter-insurgency op ‘Oplan Bayanihan’ and will stop only when all communist rebels are…
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