With
just nine days left before his retirement this July 20, outgoing Armed Forces
of the Philippines(AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista on Friday took
time to thank all the officers and enlisted personnel under his command for a
job well done.
"We
thank them for their support but more importantly, we thank them for the
services that they have rendered, the heroism that they have demonstrated, that
they have shown and I am very grateful for that and as their chief-of-staff I'd
like to recognize their efforts, their sacrifices," he added.
And
when asked about his assessment on his tour of duty as AFP chief, Bautista
admitted to facing many challenges but stressed that he did his job as well as
he could.
"Looking
back I just did my job and (during my term), I faced many challenges and did my
best to face it," Bautista said.
He
was referring to incidents in the West
Philippines Sea ,
Zamboanga City
The
AFP chief declined to comment on who will be the one to replace him or the
names of the candidates.
"My
lips are sealed, thank you," Bautista pointed.
The
AFP chief added that biggest challenge that will be facing his successor is
still China which is still
bent on claiming portions of the West
Philippines Sea
"Our
strategy there is to pursue (our claims) through arbitration as we renounced
war as instrument of policy," he concluded.
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