Duterte says gov’t can only reduce IS threat to ‘barest minimum’ 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Genalyn KabilingThe government cannot completely stamp out the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) in the country in the next three years, President Duterte admitted last Sunday. The President, instead, promised the administration would strive to “reduce” the security threat to the “barest minimum” as much as possible. But I am trying my best to reduce it to the barest minimum possible,” he said. The commander-in-chief has already ruled out any peace talks with the Abu Sayyaf group and directed the troops to use all resources to destroy them.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 25, 2019 07:18 UTC