Malacañang on Monday said the government is yet to receive confirmed intelligence reports that Filipinos are training with militants in Iraq.

Citing information from the military, Palace spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has not validated Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had recruited Filipinos.

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