Noy woos military, vows modernized AFP
Aytch S. de la Cruz 07/03/2010 Same old promises by the previous government were issued yesterday by President Aquino before the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as their new Commander-in-Chief. Aquino publicly declared his first marching order to his newly appointed Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin to uphold the government’s efforts for the modernization of the AFP, stressing one of the points he made in his inaugural address last Wednesday. Aquino, however, failed to provide clear answers as to where he will draw the funding for this AFP modernization program when asked by reporters after the event. “We’ll be getting the funds,” he just said. The Chief Executive made this statement upon the assumption of command by the new AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Ricardo David who succeeded Gen. Nestor Ochoa who, in turn, held the position for less than two weeks. Ochoa was catapulted to the highest military position after former Chief of Staff Gen. Delfin Bangit was forced to take an early retirement following Aquino’s rejections of his services based on his belief that he was part of former President Gloria Arroyo’s midnight appointees. Aquino said he is expecting David to advance the professionalism among the ranks of the military as he vowed to provide them the benefits they deserve for serving the country heart and soul to the extent of putting their lives on the line in the name of duty. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100703hed5.html |
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