President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. explained the rationale behind his decision to bring Gen. Andres Centino back as AFP chief of staff, replacing Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro. | Philbizwatcher /PDI
“So we need to fix it because it’s causing jitters among those at the bottom of the rankings,” he said.
“So that is not right. They will suffer from low morale,” he said. Upon consulting the military, he said this suggestion to fix seniority came about. “And that’s what we’ve done,” he said. Marcos also explained his choice of Carlito Galvez Jr., another former chief of staff, as the new secretary of the Department of Defense following the resignation of the officer in charge, Jose Faustino Jr.
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