Aquino wants AFP to prepare for war By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 12/13/2011

Aquino wants AFP to prepare for war

By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 12/13/2011
Apart from the country’s insurgency problem, President Benigno Aquino III on Monday ordered newly appointed Armed Forces chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Jessie Dellosa to prepare for war amid the country’s present rift with China in relation to its claims over some portions of Spratlys Islands.

In his speech during the AFP Change of Command at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Aquino said that in the past, the military’s only concern are internal threats such as the New People’s Army and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) but with the emerging external challenges, the new AFP chief should also be ready to respond against external aggression.

“ Whereas before, the focus of the AFP is on internal threats such as the NPA and the MILF, but nowadays we have to be prepared against extenal challenges, especially because there are those claiming our own territories,” said Aquino said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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