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LACSON’S LEGACY TO MILITARY: FIXED AFP CHIEF TERM

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date May 20, 2022
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A new law prescribing fixed terms for the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Chief of Staff and senior officers will cap the key legacies of Senator Ping Lacson to the military and defense establishment. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, pushed last September Senate Bill 2376, which with House Bill […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS LAW FIXING TERM OF AFP CHIEF

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date May 19, 2022
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Senator Dick Gordon has welcomed the signing of Senate Bill (SB) 2376, which sets the term of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to a maximum of three years. Gordon, one of the primary authors and co-sponsor of the bill, made an emphasis on the continuity and stability in […]

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