Bangit hurting, sues for ‘dignified’ exit
By Mario J. Mallari 06/14/2010 While he had given up hopes of being retained as head of the 120,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), beleaguered Chief of Staff Gen. Delfin Bangit is asking for a “dignified” exit from his military career from President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. A reliable source close to Bangit admitted the AFP chief of staff is hurting over the lack of formal channels between him and the camp of Aquino, who is scheduled to be sworn into office on June 30 and had already announced that he would not retain Bangit as military chief. “Of course, he is feeling something…he still has more than one year and there was not even a formal briefing…there was no formal hand over and no opportunity to talk,” said the source, who also hinted that Bangit may announce his final decision on what step he will take within the week. “There was no formal talk about his non-retention,” said the source. “We may know it (Bangit’s final decision) this week. If there’s a testimonial parade, that’s already a signal…we’ll know it within the week,” the official said. Earlier, Bangit expressed willingness to go on early retirement when the Aquino administration assumes office. He said it is just a matter of making the right preparations before he will announce before July 1. Bangit has more than a year in the active service, reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56 in July 2011. Bangit has also vowed to obey the orders of Aquino, who has hinted that an upperclassman of Bangit would succeed him as AFP chief. |
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Source: The Daily Tribune
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