As the Philippine Air Force (PAF) celebrated its 69th
founding anniversary Tuesday, it has expressed willingness to reorganize in
order to curb terrorism and other threats.
This was disclosed by PAF head Lt. Gen. Edgar R. Fallorina
in his speech at Clark Air Base, Angeles
City
"Time and again, the entire country bore witness to
what the Air Force is all about. As we destroy enemy strongholds… as we rush to
save countless of lives at the heights of disasters and calamities… as we
stimulate rain in areas threatened by El Niño… as we establish roaming presence
over the Kalayaan Group of Islands… and as we reorganize and regroup to fight
and counter terrorism and other threats," he added.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte earlier called the military to
help the Philippine National Police in the ongoing anti-drug and criminality
campaign.
In the same vein, focus will also be given to the terrorism
threat.
"Time and again, the people saw how we prized our
service honor by keeping ourselves above controversies and anomalies and by
instead going about our business of transforming our bases into centerpieces of
professionalism, discipline and order; and our Airmen and Airwomen into
champions in crises, in peace, and even in sports. Because our goal - is to
secure the nation and serve the people," Fallorina said.
"Time and again, people saw how we respond as we
extricate victims of terrorism and recover bodies albeit harsh
weather…treacherous terrain… or hostile ground fire. And time and again,
through continuous training and exercises, we continue to enlarge our character
in combat… in peacekeeping efforts… and in human assistance and disaster
response," he added.
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