Joint Task Force Sulu Conference Room, Kuta Heneral Teodulfo S. Bautista,
Bgy. Bus-Bus, Jolo, Sulu
August 12, 2016

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte listened to a situation briefing by Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu Commander BGen. Arnel Dela Vega during a meeting with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) officers at the JTF Sulu Conference Room, Kuta Heneral Teodulfo S. Bautista in Barangay Bus-Bus, Jolo, province of Sulu.

The President also spoke in the meeting wherein he talked about recent efforts of the administration to provide better equipment and infrastructure to the AFP. He also emphasized the importance of continuing efforts against the proliferation of lawless groups in the area.

The Commander-in-Chief was accompanied in the meeting by National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, AFP Chief-of-Staff General Ricardo Visaya, Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Arthur Tabaquero, and Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher Go.

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