Defense chief: AFP won't heed calls to withdraw support for Marcos

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Defense chief: AFP won't heed calls to withdraw support for Marcos
Withdrawal Of SupportGilberto Teodoro JrPantaleon Alvarez
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Calls for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are 'futile' and will only lead to a 'possible criminal investigation,' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said.

Calls for the Armed Forces of the Philippines to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are "futile" and will only lead to a "possible criminal investigation," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr . said.“The AFP is standing steadfast in upholding the Constitution under the leadership of the Commander in Chief President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

” The Revised Penal Code states that the crime of inciting to sedition is committed by “any person who, without taking any direct part in the crime of sedition, incite others to the accomplishment of any of the acts which constitute sedition, by means of speeches, proclamations, writings, emblems, cartoons, banners, or other representations tending to the same end, or upon any person or persons who shall utter seditious words or speeches, write, publish, or circulate scurrilous libels against...

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