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Relatives weep in front of the casket of one of the soldiers killed by Abu Sayyaf rebels in Sulu. The bodies of the fallen Marines were brought to Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City on Monday. PHOTO BY EDWIN MULI

ARMED Forces chief Gen. Emmanuel Bautista on Monday said the morale of the 125,000-strong military organization remains high despite the series of setbacks it suffered at the hands of communist insurgents and the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

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