Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala clarified that the movement of military trucks and armored personnel carriers (APCs), which was spotted by some civilians in EDSA on Wednesday morning, was just a routine one and done to facilitate the movement of mission critical equipment.
A military convoy escorted by APCs was spotted along Nepa Q-Mart,
The convoy proceeded to Northern and Southern Luzon Commands where it picked up several items and equipment.
The materials are scheduled to be delivered to Army Support Command headquarters in
Zagala stressed that the movement was authorized and sanctioned by AFP headquarters.
"These are authorized logistical movements of the AFP, we apologized that the presence of these vehicles have alarmed our countrymen. These movements are necessary for administrative and logistical support of our troops in the field, these are coordinated especially here at the command center of the AFP and among the unified commands," he pointed out.
Sightings of these military vehicles, going about their lawful business, came in wake of claims made by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV that some retired generals and ranking officers, with ties to the former administration, are planning to destabilize the government.
"We apologized for the alarm caused by it, but we want to assure you that the movement is authorized and that we (the AFP) remain partisan free and professional," he said.
He declined to give other specifics on the military convoy for security reasons.
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