President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday reminded anew the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of its Constitutional mandate to serve
the people and secure the Republic.
During the Commander-in-Chief’s time with the Star Troopers
of the Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division at Camp Melchor F. De la Cruz
here, the President strongly declared, “Do not allow our country to
disintegrate,” referring to the problems of drugs, corruption, and criminality
which affect the length and breadth of the nation.
President Duterte described the country’s situation like an
airplane taking off on the runway but cannot rise, which is likened to the
nation beset with problems, especially drugs.
In fighting the “war” on drugs, the Commander-in-Chief
stressed: “I will protect you. I will not allow one policeman or one military
to go to jail for doing his duty,” as he repeated that he will go to jail for
them.
Duterte called on the AFP to be well trained, to re-orient
and re-invent themselves to be good intelligence operatives against the threat
of urban terrorism which he said will be a long fight.
Furthermore, in his talk to the Star Troopers, he announced
that he is giving up his presidential planes to be used as air ambulances.
He also said that under the government's peace initiatives,
the ongoing talks with the communists is “doing well.”
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