NATIONAL Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Tuesday is confident that the reported death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will disrupt the flow of financial assistance of his allied extremists in the Philippines.

In an interview with reporters in Leyte, Esperon said that terrorists under the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Maute group and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) would need financial assistance in carrying out their activities.

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