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                    [Title] => Police, military vow CAFGUs won't be used as private armies during election period
                    [Summary] => The Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Commission on Elections vowed to ramp up efforts against private armed groups in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-10 18:01:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ryan Macasero
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                    [Title] => Duterte signs order granting financial aid to CAFGUs
                    [Summary] => President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 69 on Monday, granting financial aid for Citizen Armed Force Geographical Units 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-12-11 15:25:00
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Cafgus not meant for law enforcement
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Rep. Benhur Salimbangon says the City of Bogo, whose mayor, Celestino Martinez Jr., is a political rival, is recruiting Cafgus for what he suspects are election-related purposes. Cafgus, to those too young to know, are paramilitary volunteers trained to fight communist rebels.

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Foreign mining companies are not pulling out their investments in the country following the recent raid by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Surigao del Norte, President Aquino said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 624454 [Title] => CAFGUs to be under Army's Special Forces? [Summary] =>

The military is planning to place all Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) under the Army’s Special Forces Regiment to enhance the training and discipline of their members.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 569763 [Title] => 2 sundalo utas sa NPA [Summary] =>

Dalawang sundalo ng 39th Infantry Battalion ang napatay matapos makasagupa ang mga rebeldeng New Peoples’ Army sa liblib na bahagi ng Barangay Patulangon sa bayan ng Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur kahapon.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1590528 [AuthorName] => Ni Malu Manar [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 541828 [Title] => 'Promote candidate you want, but not at my expense' [Summary] =>

Promote the candidate you want but not at my expense.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 408681 [Title] => LOCAL NEWS: Basilan bishop supports full police visibility in the province [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The archbishop of Basilan strongly supported the  full visibility campaign of the police and marine ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-20 12:57:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364120 [Title] => AFP to hire 9,000 militia to end insurgency by 2010 [Summary] => The military will recruit 3,000 new soldiers and 9,000 additional militiamen to boost the counterinsurgency campaign and end the communist uprising by 2010, Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday.

Esperon said President Arroyo approved the recruitment of 9,000 members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (Cafgus) and 3,000 troopers to be deployed in areas threatened by communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels as part of the government’s intensified counterinsurgency drive.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 354640 [Title] => Gwen mulls using tanods in anti-insurgency drive [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia has recently mulled the deputation of tanods instead of the hiring of volunteers to compose the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit that would help in her all-out war against insurgency.

The governor has earlier planned to hire Cafgu volunteers to serve as an auxiliary group for the provincial anti-insurgency task force aimed at fighting and containing the insurgents in Cebu.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Police, military vow CAFGUs won't be used as private armies during election period
                    [Summary] => The Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Commission on Elections vowed to ramp up efforts against private armed groups in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-01-10 18:01:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805964
                    [AuthorName] => Ryan Macasero
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 1876158
                    [Title] => Duterte signs order granting financial aid to CAFGUs
                    [Summary] => President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order 69 on Monday, granting financial aid for Citizen Armed Force Geographical Units 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-12-11 15:25:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805964
                    [AuthorName] => Ryan Macasero
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 883079
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Cafgus not meant for law enforcement
                    [Summary] => 

Rep. Benhur Salimbangon says the City of Bogo, whose mayor, Celestino Martinez Jr., is a political rival, is recruiting Cafgus for what he suspects are election-related purposes. Cafgus, to those too young to know, are paramilitary volunteers trained to fight communist rebels.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img10/9694/freetoonthumb.gif ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 736532 [Title] => P-Noy: No investment pullout amid NPA attacks on mining firms [Summary] =>

Foreign mining companies are not pulling out their investments in the country following the recent raid by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Surigao del Norte, President Aquino said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 624454 [Title] => CAFGUs to be under Army's Special Forces? [Summary] =>

The military is planning to place all Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) under the Army’s Special Forces Regiment to enhance the training and discipline of their members.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 569763 [Title] => 2 sundalo utas sa NPA [Summary] =>

Dalawang sundalo ng 39th Infantry Battalion ang napatay matapos makasagupa ang mga rebeldeng New Peoples’ Army sa liblib na bahagi ng Barangay Patulangon sa bayan ng Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur kahapon.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1590528 [AuthorName] => Ni Malu Manar [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 541828 [Title] => 'Promote candidate you want, but not at my expense' [Summary] =>

Promote the candidate you want but not at my expense.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 408681 [Title] => LOCAL NEWS: Basilan bishop supports full police visibility in the province [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The archbishop of Basilan strongly supported the  full visibility campaign of the police and marine ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-20 12:57:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364120 [Title] => AFP to hire 9,000 militia to end insurgency by 2010 [Summary] => The military will recruit 3,000 new soldiers and 9,000 additional militiamen to boost the counterinsurgency campaign and end the communist uprising by 2010, Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday.

Esperon said President Arroyo approved the recruitment of 9,000 members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (Cafgus) and 3,000 troopers to be deployed in areas threatened by communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels as part of the government’s intensified counterinsurgency drive.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 354640 [Title] => Gwen mulls using tanods in anti-insurgency drive [Summary] => Governor Gwen Garcia has recently mulled the deputation of tanods instead of the hiring of volunteers to compose the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit that would help in her all-out war against insurgency.

The governor has earlier planned to hire Cafgu volunteers to serve as an auxiliary group for the provincial anti-insurgency task force aimed at fighting and containing the insurgents in Cebu.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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