Alejano is one of the fierce critics of our current president, he also filed an impeachment complaint against President Duterte but been dismissed immediately.On Sunday, President Duterte said he has accepted MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari offer to help for 2,000 of his group fighters to join help to end the ongoing crisis on Marawi.
"He has offered to ask his troops on the MNLF, the able-bodied ones still, to fight with the government, and I accepted the offer," Duterte said.
He added that those fighters will become "integrees" or rebel group members who will be enlisted to the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines). But Alejano, a former marine captain, said that it will only make to complicate the things in Marawi.
"Ang combat operations ay may aspetong operational, intelligence at logistics na siya namang hinahasa ng ating mga AFP units sa panahon ng pagsasanay. Ginagawa ito upang maging maayos at banayad sa actual combat operations at upang maiwasan ang mga isyu ng misencounter, friendly fire, at iba pa," Alejano said. Alejano said he believes that the government forces can handle the Marawi crisis alone.
"While the intention to help is welcome, bestowing complete trust on them would be problematic. Hindi naman kilala ng sundalo ang kada isa sa miyembro ng NPA o MNLF. Hindi naman alam kung sino-sino sa kanila ang may dati ng ugnayan o may mga kamag-anak sa mga Maute at Abu Sayyaf," he added. However,
Alejano said that the MNLF can give help in other way such as giving useful information on the Maute or clear the area as government force can operate freely without hesitating to think on civilians safety.
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