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TURNOVER OF COMMAND. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Philippine Army Visayas Command, presides over the change of command ceremony between the outgoing 301st Infantry Brigade commander, B/Gen. Marion Sison (left), and acting commander, Col. Michael Samson held at the Camp Adriano D.Hernandez in Dingle, Iloilo province on Thursday (Feb. 9, 2023). In his message, Arevalo said he wanted the neutralization of the insurgents to be fast-tracked.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Philippine Army on Thursday said recruitment by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) could intensify now that movement restrictions due to the health pandemic have eased up. Philippine Army Visayas commander, Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, said they are now assessing and analyzing the effects of the pandemic in terms of the conduct of recruitment. "We feel that Covid-19 also was able to slow down their recruitment," he said. Arevalo said roughly the st ....

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