Great strides have been made in the military's
modernization, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Hernando
DCA Iriberri said during his New Year's call speech Thursday.
The event took place at the Commissioned Officers' Club in Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
New Year's call is the annual visit of ranking military
officials and their wives to the incumbent AFP chief.
"The year 2015 has been a memorable year for the entire
AFP as we marked 80 good years, we made good on many of our goals, our
accomplishments have made the difference in the communities we serve, our men
and women have been recognized for their dedication and heroism, our
transformation journey continues to gain a momentum and in results we have
taken great strides in (the) modernization our force(s), " Iriberri said.
He was referring to the acquisition of many new assets for
the AFP which include the South Korean-made FA-50PHs, AgustaWestland attack
AW-109E helicopters, Bell
Having these assets on hand will greatly enhance the
capability of the AFP to defend and protect the country's vast territories.
And in the same vein, the AFP has also emerged victorious in
many security challenges which also helped in turning the military into a
better organization, he added.
Iriberri stressed this was made possible by the many
sacrifices of our soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines.
"(These sacrifices) gave us very good reasons to
welcome the year 2016 with high hopes," the AFP chief added.
"Hence for this year, we are determined to continue to
win the peace and protect the gains that have been made, we just also dedicate
our energies and efforts to ensure a peaceful electoral exercise come may 2016,
and last but not the least we must sustain the momentum of transformation and
innovation," Iriberri concluded.
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