MANILA: The military on Wednesday said Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilo (pix), who may have escaped Marawi City, could no longer launch an attack against the government and civilians.
“Ang kapasidad niya na mag-lunsad ng anumang klaseng pang-gugulo, hindi po kami naniniwala na kaya pa niya (His capacity to launch any kind of trouble, we don’t think he can still carry it out),” Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said during the Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang.
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