CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 7 March)—The Philippine Army will be closely watching soldiers with special skill sets that are highly sought after by criminal organizations following the assassin…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —The Philippine Army will be closely watching soldiers with special skill sets that are highly sought after by criminal organizations following the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo.Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.
Three of the suspects arrested by the police in Bayawan City in Negros Oriental following the killing of Degamo and eight others last Saturday were reportedly former soldiers with “special skills.” Brawner said Labrador was trained as a Scout Ranger and assigned to the Military Intelligence Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division in Cagayan de Oro before he was discharged in 2014. Javier, the Army chief said, was a member of the elite Light Reaction Battalion who was among those trained by the United States military to fight terrorists.
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