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SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT. Ranking officials of the Philippine Army Col. Darren Comia (left) and Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, who are based in Mindanao, express hope that the next Philippine President will be as supportive of the Philippine Army as President Rodrigo Duterte is. They said the modernization program of the Armed Forces force and the programs under the National Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict should be sustained. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - Ranking officials based in Mindanao have expressed hope that the next President of the country will continue to nurture the progress initiated by the Philippine Army on the island. In an interview on Monday with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) commander, Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, said whoever gets elected will earn the respect and trust of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Mempin added that the next Philippine leader must also support the AFP and its programs, includin ....

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