Rumblings within military: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires into reported rumblings within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to which Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. answered in the affirmative during Tuesday’s hearing in the Senate, January 17, 2023. Estrada, presiding over Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation’s proceedings that…
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JINGGOY LEADS HEARING ON AFP PROFESSIONALISM: Senate Committee on National Defense Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the hybrid hearing on Senate Bill Nos. 1601 and 1603 which seek to amend the 9-month-old Republic Act (RA) 11709, or An Act Strengthening Professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Tuesday, January 17, 2023. “With the…
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(MANILA TIMES) DEFENSE Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. admitted during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that there was grumbling within the military due to the delayed promotions. Galvez issued the statement in response to a query by Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on whether the unintended consequences of the country’s retirement law have gravely affected the morale…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Newly-appointed Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, January 17 confirmed there were indeed “rumblings” within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) but clarified that is was due to the “unintended consequences” brought about by the enactment of the new law that set fixed terms for high-ranking military officers. Galvez made the…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assured the public today the Senate committee on defense will thoroughly scrutinize proposed bills seeking to remove the fixed term for some military officials before presenting it for plenary deliberations. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation, said the committee has set a hearing on…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday assured the public that the Senate will thoroughly scrutinize the bill seeking to remove the fixed term for some Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials. Estrada — who heads the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation — said this in…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security will start tackling the bill seeking to amend the law fixing the term of some Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials on Tuesday, January 17. Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, January 15, said his panel will thoroughly scrutinize the proposed bill and other related…
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Senate defense committee to take up bill seeking to amend fixed AFP tenure law, other related measures: In taking up the bills proposing to lift the fixed term for some military officials on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures the public that his Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification,…
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(POLITIKO) The appointment of Carlito Galvez as Defense Secretary and the return of General Andres Centino as Armed Forces Chief of Staff will put to rest talks of unrest within the military, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Wednesday (January 11). In a statement, Estrada welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s choice of Galvez as the new chief…
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STATEMENT OF SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA ON THE DESIGNATION OF GALVEZ AS DND CHIEF The decision of the President to appoint Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. to take the helm of the Department of National Defense (DND) is a welcome development. Galvez, as a former AFP chief of staff…
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