Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded the Senate Wednesday, Feb. 8, for addressing the concerns of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on the implementation of Republic Act No. 11709 or the law prescribing a fixed term for senior military officers....
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Monday, Jan. 23, that the DND has suggested to legislators to remove the fixed term of senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as mandated by Republic Act No. 11709, a law enacted by President Ferdinand...
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...
The Philippine Army (PA) has started training its Army students on Monday, Jan. 16, to address backlogs in capability development of its personnel and the “unintended impact” of Republic Act No. 11709 or the new law that sets a mandatory three-year term for senior military officers. Photo:...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has raised concerns on the implementation of a new law which gives senior military officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) a fixed tour-of-duty, saying some of its provisions could pose a problem that may lead to...
Birth pains. A period of adjustment. This was how Senator Imee Marcos described the current "confusion" at the military establishment on the return of General Andres Centino as the country’s Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff under a three-year hold over position based a law...
Makabayan member ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro thinks she knows that reason behind the alleged "squabblings" within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Facebook live) In a statement Sunday, Jan. 8, Castro expressed...
