Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin on Tuesday vowed to boost their humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief capabilities (HADR) this year.
This is to ensure that the country will have the capability
to safeguard its citizens during the onslaught of natural and man-made
calamities.
"We must likewise continuously re-assess and strengthen
our protective and survival techniques and strategies, to ensure that our
citizens are kept from harm during the onslaught of natural disasters and
calamities," Gazmin stressed during New Year's Call in Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
The order is very timely considering that the DND and its
attached agencies, like the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), are the
primary responders in any calamities.
And in anticipation of the forthcoming national elections in
May 2016, Gazmin reminded all military personnel to strictly abide with their
constitutional mandate that they should not be involved in partisan politics.
"Rest assured that, as you do your job, the national
leadership will ensure the welfare of our soldiers through congressional
initiatives that would grant them additional benefits. Recently, our soldiers
were granted increase in their subsistence allowance from Php90 to Php150,"
he said.
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