Col. Jon Aying, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade of
the Philippine Army in Negros Occidental, denied the reported coup plot against
President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Aying said Friday he only heard about it through the media.
“I am confident that the military in Negros
are professionals and we are very particular about civilian superiority over
the military," Aying said.
The issue is civilian in nature, he added.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin had confirmed reports of a
coup plot amid the outrage over the Mamasapano incident which led to the deaths
of 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force.
Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary
Herminio Coloma Jr. had earlier said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
was duty-bound to prevent or quell any enemies of the state, including those
who were planning to oust the President.
Coloma said that it was Gazmin who assured of the readiness
of the military to do its job.
"Tungkulin ng Sandatahang Lakas na pigilan at puksain
ang lahat ng kalaban ng estado...lahat ng mga banta laban sa estado ay
tinututukan at ganap ang kahandaan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas laban sa mga
bantang ‘yan," he said.
Coloma was reacting to reports that there was an ongoing
coup plot against President Aquino in the aftermath of the January 25 incident
in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=735495
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