Tag: General Eduardo Ano

AFP Chief Año says Duterte “very happy” over neutralization of Hapilon, Maute; says President to visit Marawi “anytime soon”

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “very happy” the military has neutralized local terrorists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute in Marawi. This is according to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Eduardo Año, who spoke in a press conference on Monday, hours after the deaths of the two terrorists who led the assault on the city in Mindanao in May that prompted Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao. “(The President) is very […]

Military: No destabilization plot monitored vs President Duterte

(Eagle News) — The military on Thursday said they have “not monitored” any destabilization move against President Rodrigo Duterte. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Eduardo Año made the statement after Senator Antonio Trillanes IV verbally distanced himself from the allegations made in a post circulating online about the supposed plot. The Facebook post–which Trillanes said was made by one “General Kakilala”—quoted the supposed account of a “respected journalist,” who reportedly got word from […]