Cayetano: More than bullets,
‘education, communication’ needed vs ISIS

THE Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed that aside from bullets, the socio-economic development of residents who have been traumatized by terrorism were paramount in combating the expanding influence of groups like the IS (Islamic State) in Southeast Asia.

“We agreed to help each other in socio economic development to stop extremism not only by bullets but also by ideology,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in an interview after the trilateral meeting at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City on Thursday.