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FILE: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo A\u00f1o (Photo By Philippine Army – Armed forces of the Philippines, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 Outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Eduardo A\u00f1o’s 10-month term can be characterized by a series of successful campaigns against terrorists and lawless elements.<\/p>\n

This was stressed by AFP Public Affairs Office chief, Col. Edgard Arevalo, in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n

“General A\u00f1o’s term as Chief-of-Staff was characterized by a series of successful campaigns against armed groups, particularly the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), the Daesh-inspired Maute Group, and the New People’s Army,” Arevalo said.<\/p>\n

The outgoing AFP chief, who took over the military’s helm last Dec. 7, 2016, is a member of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983 and has served 38 years in uniform before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He will be succeeded by Eastern Mindanao Command head, Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, a member of PMA Class of 1984.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of A\u00f1o’s term as AFP chief is the successful neutralization of the ASG threat in the province of Bohol last April where government troops foiled a kidnapping attempt by 11 terrorists.<\/p>\n

To date, the AFP has neutralized 343 ASG personalities since December 2016 and recovered 267 weapons .<\/p>\n

Arevalo added that A\u00f1o’s term was also marked by significant numbers of mass surrenders from terrorist groups which is attributed to the intensified employment of combat intelligence and civil-military operations.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the AFP has also neutralized 192 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and 1,010 Maute-ISIS members including those involved in the five-month battle in Marawi City.<\/p>\n

The outgoing AFP chief also increased the tempo of focused military operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).<\/p>\n

“He has dealt thus far the severest blow against the CPP-NPA-NDF hierarchy by neutralizing high-value targets and personalities such as the Tiamzon couple, NPA (leader) Leoncio Pitao alias Kumander Parago, and members of the Alex Boncayao Brigade,” Arevalo added.<\/p>\n

Consolidated reports from field units also revealed that 660 NPA rebels were killed, captured, or surrendered from Feb. 4 to Oct. 25 this year.<\/p>\n

A total of 548 high-power and low-power weapons were also recovered from rebel forces during the period.<\/p>\n

“Finally, General A\u00f1o’s 38 years, six months and 25-day career was capped by the liberation of Marawi City. A total of 942 invading Daesh-inspired Maute-ISIS terrorists led by Isnilon Hapilon and the dreaded Maute brothers — Omar, Abdullah and Maddi — and more than 20 foreign fighters were neutralized in one single operation,” Arevalo stressed.<\/p>\n

Also notable during A\u00f1o’s term is the zero-human rights violation cases against AFP during the implementation of Martial Law in Mindanao and the military’s support operations in 434 anti-drug operations led by the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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