AFTER SIBUGAY, AFP PREPARING STRIKE IN BASILAN

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) Next stop: Basilan. Now in full control of the stronghold of militants in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay, the military leadership is preparing an intricate strike in the island province of Basilan against the “rogue rebels” behind the slaying of 19 Special Forces troops in Al Barka town on Tuesday last week. The planned strike is in line with the “all-out justice” promised by President Aquino to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to punish all the perpetrators of the attack.