Saturday, February 6, 2016

Army chief tells commanders: Be on alert against security threats during elections

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb  7): Army chief tells commanders: Be on alert against security threats during elections

Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año ordered all field commanders to be on their guard against threats that may arise during the campaign period in line with the May 9 polls.

Año issued this order during the Senior Leaders Conference in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Friday.

Also, Año reminded his commanders to maintain a non-partisan stance and ensure a safe and fair election.

More importantly, Año advised his Army field commanders to concentrate all their efforts in ending the insurgency by 2016.

"The Army headquarters will prioritize its support to units who are directly engaged in operations at the national priority areas," he added.

"Everyone will contribute to the defeat of the NPA (New People's Army) and the Abu Sayaff Group in Mindanao," the Army chief stressed.

Senior leaders of the 85,000-strong PA were present during the annual Senior Leaders' Conference held in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said conference started with the year-end, fiscal year 2015 Program Performance and Budget Execution Review (PPBER) in the morning and the first semester command conference in the afternoon.

All 10 infantry division commanders were present, to include the Army major combat support and service support unit commanders, he added.

The Senior Leaders Conference is a gathering of senior Army major unit commanders together with the members of the coordinating staff at the Philippine Army Headquarters.

Also present in the conference were representatives from the Department of National Defense and the General Headquarters of the Armed of the Philippines.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=854657

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