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By Edith Regalado
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – “Are we there yet?”
One of the soldiers in the battlefront in Marawi City asked President Duterte during his surprise visit to the frontlines last Thursday whether the end to the fighting was near.
“I am not ready to talk peace at this time because so many soldiers have died in the war, including policemen. We have to end it the way it should be,” Duterte replied.
Duterte said the ultimate objective remains and the war against the Maute group will not stop until the last terrorist is neutralized.
Duterte assured the soldiers that he would look for the money to rehabilitate Marawi from the ravages of war.
“But at the same time, I have also to rehabilitate my armed forces because there’s a fracture here somewhere. So many have died and I need the money to kickstart the rehabilitation,” he said.
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