THE Duterte administration welcomed the offer of Australia to provide assistance to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to fight extremists such as the IS and its sympathizer, the Maute group, a spokesman in Malacanang said on Wednesday.

“The offer of Australia to train the Armed Forces of the Philippines is most welcome. The fight against terrorism is not only the concern of the Philippines, but it is a concern of many nations around the world,” said Ernesto Abella.

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