00:00No one is monitoring the destabilization or coup d'etat of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
00:06in the midst of the current political tension in the country.
00:09The AFP also denied their rights to the constitution and administration.
00:15Bob Gonzales is on the case.
00:21The question of a congressman to the head of the AFP Intelligence Command,
00:25is there a need to allow destabilization in this time?
00:29Is there anything we should be afraid of, for example impeachment cases,
00:36in our opinion, in the second highest ranking official?
00:43The members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are professionals and vision-oriented.
00:50And we will abide by the duly constituted authorities.
00:58And we will follow the chain of command, sir.
01:01And as emphasized by the chief of staff, the Armed Forces of the Philippines will be neutral,
01:10as well as be mission-focused.
01:15As of now, two impeachment cases have been filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
01:21But Lieutenant General Ferdinand Barandon said
01:24there is nothing for the members of the military to discuss.
01:28Is there anything boiling?
01:32Is there a discussion amongst, maybe not in your rank,
01:41maybe junior rank, and also maybe the retired members of the AFP?
01:48As far as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, sir,
01:52there's nothing to worry about.
01:53As to the retired military officers, sir,
01:57I think I'm not in a position to talk about what they are thinking or what they would want to do, sir.
02:05Barandon attended the hearing of the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on Appointments
02:09regarding his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General.
02:13In addition, Barandon,
02:14they did not monitor any destabilization or coup d'etat
02:18regarding the question of Senator Bato de la Rosa,
02:20a well-known ally of the Duterte family.
02:23It can be remembered that the former President Rodrigo Duterte called the military
02:28to protect the Constitution
02:30amidst criticism by his son, VP Sara, and the administration, Marcos.
02:36There's nothing to be said about the destabilization?
02:38Yes, sir.
02:39Very good.
02:40Thank you, sir.
02:41At least, we are not in a position to destabilize the Philippines.
02:48Right?
02:48Yes, sir.
02:49That's it. This is politics.
02:50If you don't monitor, it goes without saying that we cannot be accused of making plans.
03:01Yesterday, the AFP also confirmed their loyalty to the Constitution and the administration, Marcos,
03:07in a courtesy call to House Speaker Martin Romualdez,
03:10who was accompanied by 17 new promoted generals and senior flag officers.
03:15Romualdez promised full support to the modernization
03:19and to provide sufficient assistance to the AFP.
03:21An announcement that we will move for the increase of the soldiers
03:29among the insurgency allowance of P150 to P350.
03:34For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzalez, Nakatutok, 24 Horas.
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