(File photo courtesy of 57IB) MANILA - The National Task Force on the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) said Monday it will intensify its operations following the dismantling of 15 groups so far operating in Mindanao, especially in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The 15 PAGs were composed of 94 members and yielded 86 firearms, while Task Force Western Mindanao told the NTF-DPAGs there are "no active or potential PAGs" in the Northern Mindanao and Davao regions, although 14 criminal gangs still exist. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Peace Adviser, said peacekeeping efforts of the NTF-DPAGs continue to gain momentum with increasing community engagement and task force visibility within BARMM, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Soccsksargen. "Let us work together in tearing down the walls of divisiveness, bitterness, and animosity of partisan politics as we move towards national healing and reconcil
(Courtesy of OPAPRU) MANILA - The National Task Force for the Disbandment of Private Armed Groups (NTF-DPAGs) has neutralized some 15 private armed groups (PAGs) in Mindanao, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity reported on Thursday. In a social media post, the OPAPRU described the latest development as proof that the peacekeepers in Mindanao continue to sustain gains in their efforts within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other areas in Mindanao. Presidential peace adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the OPAPRU is committed to continuing to support the efforts of NTF-DPAGs member agencies. "We believe that by complementing and boosting each other's efforts, we will be able to realize our collective goal of achieving a just and lasting peace in the Bangsamoro," Galvez said in his message during the recent NTF-DPAGs oversight committee meeting. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Chiquito Malayo, commander of
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