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PADILLA BACKS MILITARY TRAINING FOR CIVILIANS

After the Philippines was included among areas that could feel the effects of a powerful quake in Taiwan, Senator Robin Padilla reiterated the need to prepare citizens to respond to calamities by undergoing military training. Speaking at the start of the Basic Citizen Military Course at the Senate, Padilla stressed that basic military training for […]

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SAME BENEFITS FOR CIVILIANS AS UNIFORMED URGED

CamSur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has proposed a human resources development program (HRDP) for civilian or non-uniformed personnel (NUP) in the military and all uniformed agencies to make sure these workers are entitled to the same benefits such as merit promotion, training plus scholarship grants and incentive awards that their uniformed co-workers now enjoy. As part […]