A law signed last year to end the “revolving door policy” in which military chiefs serve for only a few months or a year, has become the reason for “rumblings” in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Read this story by AdrianINQ to know more. INQFocus
As stressed by erstwhile Sen. Panfilo Lacson, RA No. 11709 will end disservice to the military because instead of staying in office for only a few months, key AFP officials will finally have the chance to implement legacy programs.
Based on proposals by the DND, the chief of staff will have a maximum term of three years, while service commanders of the Army, Air Force and Navy will have two years. The superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy will have a four-year tour of duty.The AFP vice chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, unified command commanders, and inspector general, meanwhile, can be promoted to a higher post if they still have a year left in active service, as proposed by the DND.
This was the reason that the Reform the Armed Forces Movement was launched to call for reforms to make appointments more flexible and to make the movement of officers more dynamic: “There was a call to let the overstaying generals go so that there will be movements.”“So the response was to make it dynamic, however, the AFP is also at fault because they launched many coup attempts in the early days of the Cory Aquino presidency.
But at the end of the day, he said it was not absolute: “If you read the law, the fixed term is a suggestion to the Commander in Chief. Meaning to say, if the President appoints you, you can serve for three years. You don’t need to retire.” This means that Centino, who is about to reach the age of 56 on Feb. 4, has been qualified for a fixed three-year tour of duty.As stressed by Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo , back in August, Centino’s successors-apparent, who are from PMA Class of 1989, expected him to retire six months later, but he was replaced by Bacarro who, like Centino, belongs to PMA Class of 1988.
The first “misstep” of Marcos Jr., he said, was ordering Centino’s removal as AFP chief of staff while he still had more than six months to serve prior to his compulsory retirement date, which is Feb. 4, 2023.
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