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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...

Senator Richard Gordon has lauded the signing into law of the bill prescribing a fixed term for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff to a maximum of three years, saying this would bring stability to the Philippine military. “We welcome the signing of Senate Bill No. 2376 (into...

A new law prescribing fixed terms for the Chief of Staff and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will cap the key legacies of Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson to the military and defense establishment. Lacson, chairman of the Senate national defense and security committee,...

The proposed legislation which seeks to provide a fixed term for key officers of the Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) will likely be enacted into law by President Duterte before he leaves his office in June, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Lt. Gen. Romeo...

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed support Saturday, May 22, to the proposed legislation that will amend the retirement age of officers, set the tenure-in-grade of all military personnel, and amend the percentage of general officers to the total strength of the Armed Forces of the...