AFP to shield troops from agitators

While playing down talk about a new attempt to destabilize the government, the Armed Forces is taking no chances and has ordered commanders in the field to prevent their men from being infiltrated or incited by agitators.

“We’ve instructed our commanders to tell their men not to allow themselves to be used by groups that are using this current issue to further their vested interests,” Maj. Gen. Edilberto Adan, the AFP deputy chief of staff, said Tuesday.