Tag: 92 AFP personnel

Duterte says only two presidents—-he, Marcos—-“paid attention” to soldiers

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said only two presidents truly cared for soldiers: Ferdinand Marcos and him. “Never was a time na walang ibang — hindi ako nagyayabang. Walang ibang presidente, dalawa lang, ang pagbigay na atensyon na kinakailangan para sa isang sundalo. Ako lang pati si Marcos,” he said, speaking before soldiers at a military camp in Barangay Busbus in Jolo, Sulu. “Marcos was also a lover of soldiers,” he said. […]

92 na tauhan ng AFP, sinibak matapos magpositibo sa droga

CAMP Aguinaldo, Quezon City (Eagle News) — Siyamnapu’t dalawang (92) tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang sinibak sa serbisyo matapos na magpositibo sa iligal na droga. Ayon sa Department of National Defense (DND), may kabuuang 32,795 na AFP personnel ang sumailalim sa drug testing simula nang maupo sa puwesto si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay pagtugon sa kampanya ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa anti-illegal drugs operations. […]