AFP nixes ‘corned beef’ remarks, urges respect for dead in Negros clash

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday rejected the use of dehumanizing language in discussing deaths from the recent encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental, after online posts referred to fatalities as “corned beef.” AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla called on the public to avoid dehumanizing and disrespectful language in