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President
Arroyo appoints 6 senior officers to key positions in AFP;
OKs
promotion to next higher rank of 120 others |
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President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the designations of six (6) senior
military officers to key positions in the Armed Forces of the
Philippines
, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro announced today.
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Spare
the AFP from partisan politics, Defense chief says |
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Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro today appealed to sectors of the society to spare
the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from partisan politics and allow
them instead to focus on the twin threats of terrorism and insurgency on the
countryside.
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Climate
change poses greater security threat than insurgency – Teodoro |
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Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro today cautioned that climate change presents a
threat to national security – more serious even than the threat of
insurgency.
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Teodoro
demands immediate release of 3 ICRC workers; slams
Abu’s call for negotiation |
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Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro demanded today the immediate release of three
workers of the International Commission of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped by
the bandit group Abu Sayyaf, rejecting the captors’ call on the government
to open negotiations for captives’ release because they are getting sick.
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Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro participates in the ongoing repair and
rehabilitation of school-building of Maasim Elementary School in Saranggani
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Defense
Secretary Gilbert Teodoro speaks before students and faculty members of
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4
military officials get OAM award;13
civilian employees cited for exemplary performance |
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In
celebration of its 69 fruitful years of public service, the Department of
National Defense today honored 4 military officers for their outstanding
contribution in cleansing the military’s pension payroll of illegitimate
pensioners and 13 civilian employees for exemplary performance.
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PHILIPPINE
DEFENSE REFORM
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In countless camps and
battlefields, in social upheavals and strife, in civic missions and
calamities, there are a lot of untold stories of little known acts of
selflessness and courage, of dedication to duty and sacrifice, of honor
and integrity, and of idealism and heroism of men and women in uniform.
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DND
AND AFP:
TRANSFORMING WHILE PERFORMING |
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Since the 1970's, the Philippines has undergone a cycle of boom and bust
economic performance. The country has experienced few, short periods of
growth but has never sustained it unlike some of its "newly
industrialized neighbors". |
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Presently, however, the economic situation is improving with an indicative
6.1 percent growth rate, an 11.3 percent increase in approved foreign
investments and nearly 2 million tourist arrivals. READ
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