{"id":154865,"date":"2018-03-01T01:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=154865"},"modified":"2018-03-01T03:19:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:19:22","slug":"no-grievances-in-military-ranks-afp-spox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/01\/no-grievances-in-military-ranks-afp-spox\/","title":{"rendered":"No grievances in military ranks: AFP spox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“We (always) go by (our) mandate always and we have a grievance system. Right now (our) soldiers are very professional,” Spokesperson Brigadier General Bienvenido Datuin Jr. (Photo: <\/a>Province of Davao Oriental\/Facebook)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— There are no grievances wracking the ranks of the military, newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Spokesperson Brigadier General Bienvenido Datuin Jr. said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“We (always) go by (our) mandate always and we have a grievance system. Right now (our) soldiers are very professional,” Datuin said.
\nThe grievance committee of the AFP is operational should anyone from their ranks feel a need to air their sentiments on any issue, he added.<\/p>\n

The AFP spokesperson made the statement to clarify reports claiming that military personnel are against charter change, as well as issues plaguing the PHP18 billion frigate acquisition project.<\/p>\n

“Wala (naman)<\/em>, we are all for modernization, capability upgrade and the improvement of the Armed Forces,” he added.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is standing by Hyundai Heavy Industries’ decision to use the Hanwha CMS for two ships while former Philippine Navy flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado is batting for the Thales Tacticos system.<\/p>\n

The impasse, which caused the relief of Mercado last December, prompted the Senate to conduct a hearing on the issue last Feb. 19.\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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