President Duterte has appointed retired military officer Yusop A. Jimlani as new presidential adviser on local extremist groups concerns.
In his appointment paper signed by the President last Dec. 6, Jimlani will have the rank of Undersecretary under the Office of the President.
Prior to his appointment to a new government post, Jimlani served as a director of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority since January 2017.
Jimlani, a retired colonel of the Philippine Army credited for the surrender of Muslim insurgents, was a former consultant of Duterte when he was mayor of Davao City.
HIs appointment came after the President created a new national task force seeking to end the armed conflict involving communist rebels in the country. (Genalyn D. Kabiling)