Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he attends a senate probe on the drug battle throughout his administration, in Manila on October 28, 2024. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse
MANILA, Philippines — Reviews claiming that some Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel resigned in assist of former President Rodrigo Duterte had been “unverified,” in line with its spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla.
Duterte was arrested on a warrant issued by the Worldwide Legal Court docket (ICC) for alleged crimes in opposition to humanity dedicated throughout his administration’s bloody drug battle. He’s now in ICC custody in The Hague, Netherlands.
“The AFP clarifies that reviews of AFP personnel resigning in assist of former President Duterte stay unverified. We urge everybody to train crucial discernment and keep away from spreading unconfirmed data,” Padilla stated in an interview with reporters on Thursday.
READ: AFP on Duterte’s arrest: Able to implement nat’l safety, stability
“The AFP stays knowledgeable, unified, and non-partisan establishment, dedicated to its constitutional mandate of defending the nation and serving the Filipino individuals. Our personnel continues to stay targeted on our sworn responsibility, upholding the rule of legislation and the chain of command,” she added.
Philippine Military spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala stated they haven’t obtained any report that troopers are resigning.
“If these reviews are from social media then we won’t imagine it. However at the moment, we now have not obtained reviews of precise troopers of the Philippine Military resigning,” he stated.
READ: The autumn of ‘The Punisher’: Rodrigo Duterte’s path to the ICC
Dema-ala stated the Military stays in excessive morale and stays knowledgeable group targeted on its mandate.
“We face different issues right here in Philippine Military so we’re targeted on our mandate,” he burdened, including that there isn’t a want for loyalty verify.
Equally, Philippine Air Power (PAF) Col. Maria Consuelo Castillo stated they haven’t monitored any “unrest nor famous any personnel resignations.”
“[O]ur airmen stay alert and able to carry out their responsibility to take care of peace and safety. We’re nonetheless in a interval of mourning from the lack of our comrades but it surely solely serves to encourage us to do our jobs even higher, amidst the challenges that we at the moment face,” she disclosed.
Your subscription couldn’t be saved. Please attempt once more.
Your subscription has been profitable.
“The PAF Command ensures that our personnel proceed to embody professionalism and loyalty to our flag and folks whereas sustaining absolute political neutrality,” Castillo added.
