President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. defended his decision to reappoint Gen. Andres Centino as Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff, saying he had to “rationalize” the senior military leadership to prevent “chaos” in the lower ranks. READ:
of staff, saying he had to “rationalize” the senior military leadership to prevent “chaos” in the lower ranks.
Bacarro was supposed to be the first AFP chief of staff to serve a fixed term of three years under the new Republic Act 11709. As for his two other key appointees in the security cluster following the resignation of their predecessors, Mr. Marcos expressed confidence that Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año – who both served under his predecessor, President Rodrigo Duterte – will perform well.
“[Galvez] is also very, very experienced. And, in fact, as soon as he took his oath, he knew already, he called for a command conference and I think he will slide into the position really easily,” he added. “His breadth and depth of leadership and administrative experience will surely bolster the NSC – the government body that advises the President and Commander-in-Chief on issues related to the country’s national security,” Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said in a statement.
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