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Gen. Angue’s ordeal price for not toeing line — Palace 08/22/2010 By Aytch S. de la Cruz

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Gen. Angue’s ordeal price for not toeing line — Palace


08/22/2010
By Aytch S. de la Cruz
Controversial Rear Adm. Feliciano Angue being placed in a floating status was just the price he had to pay for not toeing the military line, Malacañang indicated yesterday as it welcomed Angue’s handling by the brass of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and their current investigation on his supposed insubordination.

Angue had incurred the wrath of his superiors after giving interviews on supposed generals playing politics in the military that spanned from the 2004 elections cheating to the recent meeting of military officers with President Aquino when he was still campaigning for the presidency before the May 10 elections. 

Angue’s outburst before the media at how political partisanship in the military institution flourished under the current administration took another toll on him because, apart from being demoted, his transfer to the Naval Forces at Western Mindanao was reportedly held in abeyance pending the results of the ongoing investigation on his perceived violation of the AFP’s Code of Ethics and Articles of War.

Secretary Ramon Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office said it is only proper for the AFP brass to sanction Angue for his grave misconduct as an official given the several warnings they had served him which he just ignored.... MORE

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