Gen. Andres Centino, the reappointed chief of staff of the AFP, called on the military to stop the division and “squabbling” in the ranks as he assumed the highest post in the AFP for the second time on Saturday. | dexcabalzaINQ /PDI
Journalists were not allowed to cover the event, which was attended by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who presided over the ceremony, and Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo Jr.In his speech, Centino said there should be “professionalism and meritocracy” in the AFP and defended the objectives of Republic Act No.
“We must ensure that all our resources are employed to definitively address all the current and emerging threats,” Centino said.Commenting on Centino’s reappointment, former Philippine National Police chief and ex-Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Twitter that the chief of staff “makes history by getting appointed to the top AFP post by the same Commander in Chief who removed him.
SAF battalions were ordered to “ensure the operational readiness of our personnel and equipment, particularly in dealing with the said situation when need arises, and be ready to move upon the orders of proper authorities,” the memos said. She said the PNP was just on “heightened” alert as part of the security preparations for the annual Black Nazarene festivities starting Friday in Manila, which attracts more than a million devotees. The “traslacion,” or procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, was again canceled this year by church authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
That was the first time since the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution that an incumbent AFP chief was replaced before his retirement.
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