Opinions
Nalutsan ang Pinas ug Dili Ingon Nato???
In military parlance, the one who holds the best intelligence information gets the upper hand over the hostile force.
Indonesia’s revelation that 1,200 IS operatives are now in the Philippines is unnerving. However, the AFP has taken this information with a grain of salt considering that officially it acknowledges only 250-400.
Is this not indication that we have a shortage of accurate intelligence information?
The brewing war in Marawi where children are reportedly utilized by Maute as combatants, no report ever reached the AFP prior to the Marawi seige that children as young as 10 years old or older are recruited and trained to kill by Maute. The presence of foreign fighters who joined the war in Marawi has become a common occurrence based on the reported kills.
Whatever it is, the dismal failure of the AFP to come up with more accurate information is a setback. It behooves upon the government to provide the public assurance more than words can say. That is, genuine public service not lip service.
