CEBU CITY, Philippines―The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is “loyal to the duly constituted authorities and the constitution.” This was the response of Lieutenant General Noel Clement, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command, to President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement during his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July […]
CEBU CITY, Philippines―The Armed Forces of the Philippines is “loyal to the duly constituted authorities and the constitution.”
This was the response of Lieutenant General Noel Clement, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command, to President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement during his fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, that the military is free to take over the government. The President mentioned the military a couple of times in his Sona that ran for 1 hour and 34 minutes.He then followed this revelation with a statement about the military.
“Anytime, the military said, if you want to go out? If you want to take over… coup d’état.. go ahead. Do not bring your armors. Do not bring your weapons here. Just call me and we will have coffee,” said Duterte.Clement said the AFP definitely has no plans to stage a coup against Duterte. He said they support the government’s program in eradicating armed groups and insurgent forces through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict .para guminhawa buhay ng mga PilipinoThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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