{"id":190318,"date":"2018-11-19T05:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=190318"},"modified":"2018-11-19T05:30:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T10:30:13","slug":"galvez-to-pursue-peace-in-mindanao-despite-looming-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/19\/galvez-to-pursue-peace-in-mindanao-despite-looming-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Galvez to pursue peace in Mindanao despite looming retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_180770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180770\" style=\"width: 1491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180770\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1491\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez.png 1491w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/New-AFP-Chief-of-Staff-Lt.-Gen.-Carlito-Galvez-1024x590.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1491px) 100vw, 1491px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-180770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: AFP Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez (<a href=\"http:\/\/ptvnews.ph\/new-afp-chief-vows-defend-filipinos-enemies\/new-afp-chief-of-staff-lt-gen-carlito-galvez\/\">Photo: PTV<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Less than a month before his retirement from military service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff, Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Monday said he will dedicate the remainder of his life in pursuing peace in Mindanao.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be retiring (within), I think (in) 22 days and I&#8217;m reassuring the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) that the AFP fully supports (the peace process) despite who will be the leader because the AFP is a very professional (organization) and in my capacity as (a) civilian individual, I have told them that I will dedicate most of my life in really finishing what I have started, it is for peace in Mindanao,&#8221; Galvez told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, Galvez served as head of the AFP Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities before being appointed to other ranking positions in the military.<\/p>\n<p>The AFP chief is a member of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1985 and will be stepping down on Dec. 12 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I already conveyed my interest with the OPAPP (Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process) and I told Secretary (Jesus) Dureza that can I be some sort of consultant, so he accepted my request,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Less than a month before his retirement from military service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff, Gen. 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