The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday urged
the public not to believe reports that some sectors of the military is planning
to conduct a coup against the government.
"We appeal to our fellow Filipinos not to glorify these
attempts to divide our nation. Our soldiers will continuously support the
government in helping solve our country’s problems instead of becoming part of
the problem," AFP public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc
said.
Coup plots started coming out in the wake of the Mamasapano,
Maguindanao incident when members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters killed 44 members of the Special Action
Force last Jan. 25 during an encounter stemming from the operation to
neutralize Malaysian terrorist-bomber Zulkipli bin Hir alias Marwan.
He also assured the public that all AFP and Philippine
National Police (PNP) personnel were all dedicated professionals whose sole
interest was to keep the peace and security of the country.
"We also continue to work together for the interests of
the nation and deny any rift between us," Cabunoc said.
He also said that coup rumors, being spread by some
quarters, were not confirmed by their ground commanders.
"Based on initial consultation with ground commanders,
we have not received any feedback confirming the reports which were spread by
some quarters," the AFP public affairs office chief said.
"We have also established an excellent monitoring
system where troop movements and suspicious activities are directly reported to
the leaders along the AFP’s chain of command," he said.
Cabunoc said that the AFP had brought to bear so much
lessons learned from previous experiences both good and bad that matured the
military into what it is now, a highly professional organization dedicated to
its mandated constitutional duty where coup rumors and recruitment would find
no place.
"The incident in Mamasapano will serve as our platform
to strengthen our relationship with our counterparts in the PNP as we work
together in fighting the enemies of the state, and in performing our mandate of
protecting the people and state," he said.
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