PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte said that the soldiers have the full backing of the national government, and their bravery would be rewarded promptly.
“Give me Valor, and I will give you something very, very good.”
Mr. Duterte was a guest at the 10th Infantry Division Camp Manuel T. Yan, Sr., in Mawab, Compostela Valley Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s true, I have no money but I will raise it. I have so many friends who are millionaires. You will immediately own a house and lot here in Davao (for those who will win the medal of valor),” he promised.
The medal of valor is the highest military honor the government can bestow on a soldier in the line of duty.
Republic Act 9049, or the Act granting monthly gratuity and privileges to an awardee of the medal of honor, guarantees benefits and rewards for the recipients of the medal.
Recipients of the honor receive P20,000 in monthly gratuity for the lifetime, aside from salaries and pensions.
Mr. Duterte also promised to provide body vests and the acquisition of Barrett sniper rifles for the troops.
“I have told all your commanders, the Chief of Staff, that you will get everything you need to fight the enemy of the state,” Mr. Duterte said.
President Duterte said that he was already impressed with the capabilities of the Philippine army’s snipers.
“The Philippine military is doing good on snipers, so you better train,” he said.
According to the president, the Philippine Army should start training to be involved in counter-terrorism operations. He said that the military should invest more in training in the profiling of bombing or terror suspects.
President Duterte said that the soldiers should expand their training capabilities, especially since the Philippine war on terror includes only a handful of suspects, who were likely not interested in bombing the hinterlands.
“You’ll have to study crime and detection, bomba, tapos iyong profiling. How to deal with them, kasi ang kalaban natin diyan hindi naman paramihan – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,” he said.
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