More troops deployed in the Visayas

CEBU – Philippines military chief General Andres Centino has ordered the deployment of additional troops in the Visayas to help augment security forces in battling the communist rebel group New People’s Army.

Austin visits restive Philippine region

ZAMBOANGA CITY – United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III flew to the southern Philippines, a hotbed of Muslim and communist insurgencies, where a small number of American counterterrorism soldiers are deployed.

Western Mindanao Command vows support to AFP Chief Centino

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The commander of one of the Philippines’ biggest military camps – Western Mindanao Command – has thrown his full support to General Andres Centino following his appointment as Armed Forces Chief of Staff.