Tag: Restituto Padilla

AFP: Sixteen helicopters to be bought from Canada for use only in search and rescue ops, in transporting wounded soldiers

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Armed Forces of the Philippines clarified on Thursday that the 16 helicopters the government was slated to buy from Canada would not be used to attack communist rebels. “We are not buying an offensive aircraft. You must understand that these are utility helicopters not attack helicopters,” Major General Restituto Padilla, AFP deputy chief of staff for plans, said in a text message. He said the Bell 412 helicopters […]

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AFP spokesperson Padilla: There will be no bombing of lumad schools

Says President Duterte’s pronouncement was not meant to be taken at face value (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday sought to allay fears they would bomb lumad schools teaching subversion, saying President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement about it was not meant to be acted on in the first place. “Kinakailangang maintindihan ninyo ang pananalita (niya). Binanggit niya yun pero di naman talaga niya gagawin na bombahin (iyon). (He) was strongly communicating […]

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