Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (May 16, 2016) said he has already ordered the reactivation of the Board of Generals in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) that will directly work on matters on promotions and assignments of AFP and PNP officers in the country.
“Do not go to me for promotions or assignments. There is the Board of Generals which I ordered to be reactivated,” Duterte told reporters in a press conference here.
He said that as long as there is no corruption involved in the decisions that the board will arrive to, he will not overrule any of its recommendations.
“For those who want to be promoted, it must be based on the merit,” he added.
The board was created by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos through executive order no. 730 signed on September 10, 1981.
The body is headed by the Chief of Staff of the AFP as chairman with members that include the Vice Chief of Staff of the AFP; the Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP; the Commanding General of the Philippine Army; the Chief of the defunct Philippine Constabulary; the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force; the Flag Officer-In-Command of the Philippine Navy; and the Deputy Chief of Staff J-1 of the AFP as a non-voting member.
The board sets the criteria and recommends the promotion of top officers of the AFP and submits the names of the qualified people to the secretary of the Department of National Defense, then called the Minister of National Defense, for submission to the Office of the President.
Duterte also reminded those who will join the government under his administration not to get any endorsement from politicians and that their names, as applicants shall be published in national newspapers.
“Do not get any recommendations from anybody. After all, if something goes wrong and if anything will not work with you in the government, it is the president who will answer and bear the burden,” he said
http://www.mb.com.ph/duterte-reactivates-board-of-generals/
“Do not go to me for promotions or assignments. There is the Board of Generals which I ordered to be reactivated,” Duterte told reporters in a press conference here.
He said that as long as there is no corruption involved in the decisions that the board will arrive to, he will not overrule any of its recommendations.
“For those who want to be promoted, it must be based on the merit,” he added.
The board was created by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos through executive order no. 730 signed on September 10, 1981.
The body is headed by the Chief of Staff of the AFP as chairman with members that include the Vice Chief of Staff of the AFP; the Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP; the Commanding General of the Philippine Army; the Chief of the defunct Philippine Constabulary; the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force; the Flag Officer-In-Command of the Philippine Navy; and the Deputy Chief of Staff J-1 of the AFP as a non-voting member.
The board sets the criteria and recommends the promotion of top officers of the AFP and submits the names of the qualified people to the secretary of the Department of National Defense, then called the Minister of National Defense, for submission to the Office of the President.
Duterte also reminded those who will join the government under his administration not to get any endorsement from politicians and that their names, as applicants shall be published in national newspapers.
“Do not get any recommendations from anybody. After all, if something goes wrong and if anything will not work with you in the government, it is the president who will answer and bear the burden,” he said
http://www.mb.com.ph/duterte-reactivates-board-of-generals/
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