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Military Reform – 1998

According to Ferrer’s report, a “second batch” of 1,799 soldiers and 55 officers would have been in training during 1998 and 1999.¹ As of the end of 1998, around 3,802 MNLF ex-combatants are said to have already been successfully integrated into the AFP and the PNP, representing roughly half of the quota. Another source reports 496 integrated into the PNP, which yields a total for the AFP of 3,306 (3,802 – 496) – which is quite close to the sum of batch one and batch two as reported by Ferrer.²

1. Ibid.
2. Macapado A. Muslim, “Sustaining the Constituency for Moro Autonomy, ” in Compromising on Autonomy: Mindanao in Transition, ed. Mara Stankovitch (London: Conciliation Resources, 1999).