The cooperation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will maintain peace and order within the nation, AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar mentioned Wednesday.
Interviewed within the PTV public briefing, Aguilar mentioned that each one establishments needs to be united to achieve peace and growth.
“Napakalaki po ng advantage sa ating bansa na lahat ng institusyon, actually hindi lang dapat ang AFP, kundi pati na ang buong sambayanan, kasama ang iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno, non-government organizations para sama-sama natin tahakin ang kapayapaan at kaunlaran,” he mentioned.
To obtain this, Aguilar mentioned, they’re persevering with to implement group assist applications in varied barangays.
“Tuloy-tuloy po ang ginagawa namin pag-implement ng community support programs sa mga barangay na kung saan mayroon tayong nakikitang problema… ito po ay para mabigyan po ng tamang atensyon ng ating mga kababayan. Only this we can eliminate the root cause of these security problems,” he added.
Meanwhile, Aguilar mentioned that the navy is contemplating utilizing ammunition for upskilling their personnel.
“Probably that’s an interactive way of optimizing the resources that we have so that we enhance the individual skills of our personnel,” the AFP official mentioned.
He didn’t present the variety of wasted ammunition.
Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. earlier bared that with the navy geared towards non-lethal efforts resembling civil-military operations, there was a wastage in its provide of ammunition.
Aguilar additionally mentioned that returning AFP chief General Andres Centino’s high directive for the navy is to defeat communist insurgency and different terrorist teams.
Other directives embody the optimizing using sources, development of professionalism in AFP, contributing to minimizing casualties throughout nationwide calamities, and modernization applications.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier mentioned he sees the reappointment of Centino as AFP Chief of Staff as the everlasting answer to the unrest throughout the navy as a consequence of points over rank.
Marcos additionally mentioned he was rationalizing seniority within the navy by appointing Centino, who has 4 stars, in alternative of his earlier appointee Lieutenant General Bartolome Bacarro, who had three stars.
Meanwhile, Aguilar thanked the general public for giving the AFP a excessive satisfaction score for its efficiency with an “excellent +76” internet rating, primarily based on a current Social Weather Stations Survey.
“Kami ay nagpapasalamat sa kanila kasi talagang masasabi namin ngayon na tama ang aming tema na napili noong nakaraang selebrasyon noong December 2022, na ‘AFP at 87: Kaisa ng Sambayanan Tungo sa Mapayapa, Matatag, at Maunlad na Bansa,” he mentioned.
“Pangalawa, ‘yung mga binabalita po namin na magagandang accomplishment through the different media outlets ay talagang nararamdaman ng mga tao kaya nagkakaroon kami ng magandang feedback saka magandang evaluation sa ating mamamayan,” he added. — BM, GMA Integrated News
