00:00The Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP as it is known,
00:03remains loyal to their mandate and to the country.
00:08AFP announced this amidst heated political discussions.
00:13Chain of command remains firm.
00:16Here is the center of the news.
00:21Amidst the current tensions in politics,
00:23the Armed Forces of the Philippines said
00:26that there is no need for a loyalty check on their side.
00:29AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Browder Jr. reminded the soldiers
00:34to remain professional
00:36and to continue their duty to protect the Constitution.
00:41At this point, sir, there is no need for loyalty checks.
00:44Our Chief of Staff has already stated that he trusts that each soldier
00:49will perform its mandate accordingly and remain professional.
00:53AFP also appealed,
00:55which they settled in a political discussion.
00:57Next is the statement of former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:00that military action is needed.
01:03What we are emphasizing here, sir,
01:05the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a non-partisan organization.
01:11We respectfully request that we are shunned away from political issues.
01:15AFP also emphasized that the chain of command remains firm.
01:20It will remain intact and secured.
01:23We take pride in being military professionals.
01:27Meanwhile, AFP is ready to assist in the investigation
01:31of their two officials who were mentioned in the hearing yesterday by the camera
01:35regarding the misuse of the funds of the Office of the Vice President and DepEd.
01:41They are Colonel Dennis Nolasco,
01:43the security officer of DepEd,
01:45and Colonel Raymond Dante Lachica,
01:48the head of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group.
01:51Confidential funds were disbursed to them
01:55even though they were explained in the following hearing.
01:59I can categorically say that they are active officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
02:06If they are called for investigation,
02:09the Armed Forces of the Philippines will assist them.
02:12Patrick Diasus for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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