{"id":261881,"date":"2020-07-16T03:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T07:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261881"},"modified":"2020-07-16T03:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T07:25:22","slug":"duterte-wants-next-afp-chief-to-be-respectable-competent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/16\/duterte-wants-next-afp-chief-to-be-respectable-competent\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte wants next AFP chief to be respectable, competent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the troops during his visit to the Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista Headquarters in Jolo, Sulu on July 13, 2020. Fulfilling his promise to visit the soldiers in Jolo, the President talked to the troops to boost their morale. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte is scouting for a respectable and competent high-ranking military officer who will succeed outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The next AFP chief] must be able to serve the republic, must have the competence, must have integrity, dapat hindi corrupt (must not be corrupt), and must have shown a track record to serve the Republic,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

Roque made the statement, when quizzed about Duterte\u2019s basis for the selection of the next AFP chief.<\/p>\n

Santos, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1986, is the country\u2019s 53rd AFP chief-of-staff. He was appointed to the post on January 4 this year.<\/p>\n

Santos will reach the mandatory retirement age of 56 on August 4.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte considers as \u201cvery important\u201d the appointment of the new AFP chief.<\/p>\n

He, however, did not say whether Duterte was already able to pick Santos\u2019 successor.<\/p>\n

Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, announced on Sunday that some 10 senior generals are being considered as the possible successor of Santos.<\/p>\n

Arevalo said the 10 candidates for the next AFP chief include Major Service commanders, Unified Command chiefs, and other three-star generals at the General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.<\/p>\n

The list of candidates for the top AFP post was submitted to Malaca\u00f1ang on the first week of July.<\/p>\n

Arevalo said Duterte also has the prerogative to extend Santos\u2019 term, especially now that the country is still grappling with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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