{"id":126604,"date":"2017-10-25T06:53:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T10:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=126604"},"modified":"2017-10-25T06:53:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T10:53:47","slug":"military-chief-retires-at-56-sans-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/25\/military-chief-retires-at-56-sans-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Military chief retires at 56 sans replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Outgoing AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo A\u00f1o said. (Photo:<\/a> Armed Forces of the Philippines\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just after the conclusion of the 154-day Marawi siege, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will now bid goodbye to its Chief of Staff General Eduardo A\u00f1o as he retires on Thursday.<\/p>\n

As A\u00f1o will celebrate his 56th<\/sup> birthday on October 26, the outgoing Chief of Staff is now set to end his 38 years of military service.<\/p>\n

However, AFP Spokesperson Major General Restituto Padilla said that no one is yet to take the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa<\/em> turn-over wala pang<\/em> final word kung sino. Wala pang lumalabas<\/em> (There is still no final word for the turn-over. There is no news yet),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last month, the outgoing Chief of Staff has mentioned that he hopes to end the battle for Marawi before his retirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatatapos \u2018yan bago ako mag<\/em>-retire. Nasa <\/em>final phase na tayo,<\/em> finishing touches kaya nga medyo matindi \u2018yung labanan dun<\/em> (This will be done before I retire. We are already in the final phase, just the finishing touches this is why the battle there is heavy),\u201d he told reporters before.<\/p>\n

With the battle for the war-torn city ending in five months, A\u00f1o got his wish three days before his mandatory retirement.<\/p>\n

On August, President Rodrigo Duterte opened that after A\u00f1o\u2019s retirement, he still needs his services.<\/p>\n

\u201cA\u00f1o would be under me. I would make him a senior aide of the Office of the President or whatever,\u201d Duterte told reporters.<\/p>\n

He further said that he could also appoint the outgoing Chief of Staff as undersecretary if that is \u2018legally feasible.\u2019<\/p>\n

The President has also shown an interest on appointing A\u00f1o as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary. However, the law prohibits a military retiree from assuming the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cA\u00f1o has a mission, and I said to him to finish the Marawi job first and I want him in DILG,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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