Thursday, June 30, 2016

AFP to help President Duterte in leading united, peaceful country

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 30): AFP to help President Duterte in leading united, peaceful country

In line with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's call for change, incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya said the military will give the new Chief Executive the strength and power to lead the country.

"There will be always be spoilers when changes are being instituted and the most effective agents to arrest them are the law enforcers that include the AFP," he added.

Visaya, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983, is scheduled to take command of the 120,000-strong AFP on July 1, replacing acting AFP chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda.

Duterte will be present in Friday's change-of-command ceremonies. The AFP will also give him the traditional parade and review during the 1:00 p.m. event which will be held in front of GHQ Grandstand, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

"Thus, we are the muscle of the President that will give him strength and power for him to lead our country united and peaceful," Visaya stressed.

“Our battlecry in behalf of the people was for genuine and meaningful change. For that change to be permanent and significant, it must start with us and in us,” Duterte said.

He reiterated his campaign promise to prioritize ending corruption, crime and illegal drugs.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=900055

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