(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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(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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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of former Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as head of the Department of National Defense (DND), saying it would quell the supposed “unrest” among senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “Galvez’s appointment, which came three days after the designation of…
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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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MGA ISYUNG TINALAKAY: – Paghahati ng sakop na responsibilidad bilang Chairperson ng Committee on Labor kasama si Senator Tulfo – Plano ukol sa lumalalang tensyon sa pagitan ng US at China bilang Chairperson ng Committee on National Defense and Security – Pagpapatawag ng public hearing upang i-assess lahat ng security threat sa bansa – Pagsusulong…
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