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DND,
AFP favorably recommend granting of executive clemency to
9 convicted junior officers |
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Defense
Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. and Armed Forces Chief of Staff
Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. have favorably recommended to President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo the granting of executive clemency to nine (9) junior
officers convicted of July 2003 coup d’ etat after they apologized to the
public and government and appealed for President’s pardon.
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Teodoro
assures vets of continuous healthcare service at the VMMC |
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“Until
a new hospital is standing and operating, we will not leave the area because
uninterrupted medical service is a sine qua non for our veterans.
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DND
chief intensifies drive vs. PVAO, AFP ‘fixers’
PVAO
employee nabbed for alleged extortion |
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In
line with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s instruction to weed out
‘fixers’ in the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), Defense
Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. has intensified the campaign to stamp out
these unscrupulous individuals not just in PVAO but in the entire Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
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VMMC
will not be touched unless set conditions are fulfilled – Teodoro |
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Defense
Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said today the Veterans Memorial Medical
Center (VMMC) ‘will not be touched’ as he assured the veterans and their
dependents of continuous delivery of medical service even with the planned
relocation of VMMC.
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Teodoro
off to Samar for relief operations |
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Upon the directive of President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo, Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., concurrent
Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, left for Borongan, Samar to inspect the areas affected by flooding and
landslides due to the three days of heavy rains in the province
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| PHILIPPINE
DEFENSE REFORM |
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INFORMATION |
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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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