JINGGOY SPONSORS BICAM REPORT AMENDING FIXED TERM OF AFP OFFICERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, seeks the support of his colleagues for the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1849 and House Bill No (HBN) 6517 which…
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(RMN) Lusot na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ng Senado ang Senate Bill 1849 o ang panukalang batas na nag-aamyenda sa fixed-term ng Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff at iba pang matataas na opisyal ng Hukbong Sandatahang Lakas. Sa inaprubahang bersyon ng Senado, ibinalik sa 56 na taong gulang ang retirement age ng…
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THE Senate on Monday unanimously approved on second and third reading the measure that will address the “unintended consequences” of a new law concerning the term of office of the Chief of Staff and other key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and uphold at the same time the intent of Republic…
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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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