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+ February 05, 2021 NEWLY assumed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said military officials are not supposed to threaten people in order to gain their trust and be effective in their mandate.
“The reason for our existence is to serve the people and securing the land, no threatening among our constituents kasi paano kami magiging effective public servant if we threaten (them).Unless they are identified as enemies of the state,” he said in an interview on Thursday afternoon, February 4, 2021, when he took the helm of the AFP.
Sobejana was asked for his reaction to the threat issued by Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) commanding officer Antonio Parlade Jr. to file charges against an Inquirer.net reporter.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Monday reminded the Department of Education (DepEd) of its duty to protect its employees by standing in defense of an arrested school principal in Northern Samar.
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