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                    [ArticleID] => 87149
                    [Title] => Joker hits CAFGU handling
                    [Summary] => 

Makati Rep. Joker Arroyo gave the government unsolicited advice yesterday on how to handle the controversial deployment of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) to combat insurgency.

Arroyo said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) can simply explain that the CAFGUs currently being formed would strictly comply with the law that called for the creation of the paramilitary unit, Executive Order 264.

"The CAFGU law is a law on reservists, not on recruits of any type. The problem is that the AFP is not being candid. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1461198 [AuthorName] => Liberty Dones [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103149 [Title] => A monster in the making [Summary] =>

We want peace and order restored nationwide. But are we so desperate that we want to revive one of the most notorious units of the Marcos dictatorship? Recent reports said President Estrada has agreed to reactivate paramilitary units to augment government troops fighting communist and Muslim secessionist rebels. An initial 35,000 men will be recruited for the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Units or CAFGU.

commentaryWhat sort of people are recruited for militia work? [DatePublished] => 2000-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS
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    [results] => Array
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 87149
                    [Title] => Joker hits CAFGU handling
                    [Summary] => 

Makati Rep. Joker Arroyo gave the government unsolicited advice yesterday on how to handle the controversial deployment of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) to combat insurgency.

Arroyo said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) can simply explain that the CAFGUs currently being formed would strictly comply with the law that called for the creation of the paramilitary unit, Executive Order 264.

"The CAFGU law is a law on reservists, not on recruits of any type. The problem is that the AFP is not being candid. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1461198 [AuthorName] => Liberty Dones [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103149 [Title] => A monster in the making [Summary] =>

We want peace and order restored nationwide. But are we so desperate that we want to revive one of the most notorious units of the Marcos dictatorship? Recent reports said President Estrada has agreed to reactivate paramilitary units to augment government troops fighting communist and Muslim secessionist rebels. An initial 35,000 men will be recruited for the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Units or CAFGU.

commentaryWhat sort of people are recruited for militia work? [DatePublished] => 2000-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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