Military taps sardine fishing crews as 'reserve force' in Sulu Sea

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Crews of two major canned sardine companies have been armed and trained as 'special CAFGU' to guard the waters off the Zamboanga Peninsula, says the military.

Foreign terrorists and bandits have been entering the Philippines through its maritime borders around Sulu and the Zamboanga Peninsula, security officials have said, and the

Sardine fishing crews were given basic military training and issued firearms, Sobejana said, and they are led by"regular soldiers" onboard their ships. The Westmincom chief said executives from some sardine companies have made an agreement with the Department of National Defense for the activation of the"special CAFGU."

Sobejana met with his counterparts from Indonesia and Malaysia in Penang, Malaysia, from September 11 to 13 to discuss security issues in the Sulu Sea, where the 3 countries share maritime borders.

 

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