PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd is fully determined to crush the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other lawless elements in Basilan province with all the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) might, an official said on Friday.

“The President and the government are wholly determined to crush and put an end to the group’s terrorist activities… and our Armed Forces have acquired additional equipment [to be able to do that],” Palace Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said.

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