AFP assures Basilan folk: No escalation of violence 04/13/2011

AFP assures Basilan folk: No escalation of violence

04/13/2011
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured there will be no escalation of violence in Basilan province even after the explosion at a commercial establishment in Lamitan City and the subsequent detonation of two more explosives over the weekend as it declared extortion as motive behind the blast.

Lt. Col. Gamal Hayudini, 4th Civil Relations Group (CRG) commander, assured civilians in Basilan that the military is doing everything to protect them from harm.

“The residents from the nearby towns and city (of Isabela) in Basilan can be assured that the AFP is doing everything to protect the civilians in the area from the lawless group,” Hayudini said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110413nat4.html