Cebu City, Philippines - According to Lieutenant
General Noel Clement, Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central
Command, The AFP is “loyal to the duly constituted authorities and the
constitution.”
This was after President
Rodrigo Duterte’s statement during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA)
on Monday, July 22, that the military is free to take over the government.
The President mentioned
the military a couple of times in his 1 hour and 34 minutes SONA.
Duterte also mentioned that he wanted to resign because he is not happy anymore. He is getting frustrated with how slowly things are progressing. He even made a revelation about the military, he said.
“Anytime, the Military said if you want to go out? If you want to take over… coup d’ état. go ahead. Do not bring your armors. Do not bring your weapons here. Just
call me and we will have coffee,”
The Chief Executive increased the salaries of soldiers, as well as the
policemen, last year after he signed a joint resolution
increasing the base pay of military, police and all uniformed personnel.
The
resolution provides an increase in the base pay of candidate soldiers up to the
rank of chief master sergeant in the military and their equivalent ranks in the
other agencies.
AFP public affairs office chief Colonel Noel Detoyato said during the 2nd Anniversary of the Philippine Airforce:
"We are
all guided by our transformation road map and our soldiers have so much to look
forward to in our modernization program that is 100 percent supported by the
government," he said.
"Besides,
we are better compensated than before and we have to give back by serving the
Filipinos with all our heart."
Per Cebu
Daily News (CDN) interview with Lt. Gen. Clement for the AFP’s comment on President
Duterte’s statement.
Clement said
the AFP definitely has no plans to stage a coup against President Duterte.
He said, the AFP fully supports the government’s program in eliminating armed groups and insurgent forces through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
He said, the AFP fully supports the government’s program in eliminating armed groups and insurgent forces through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
“It has been hampering the development of
countryside so he wants to end it during his term para guminhawa buhay ng mga Pilipino (so the lives of the
Filipinos will get better),” said Clement of the task force”. Gen. Clement said.
Source: CDN
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