Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. formally assumed his post on Wednesday, vowing to further improve and modernize the Department of National Defense (DND) and pursue the ongoing capability upgrade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. formally assumed his post on Wednesday, vowing to further improve and modernize the Department of National Defense and pursue the ongoing capability upgrade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
The DND and the military accorded Teodoro with arrival honors before he held a news briefing with military reporters, where he unveiled some of his programs for the DND and its line agencies, including the military. “We must remember that this is a civilian department. We are here to support, of course, the largest agency is the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the four other agencies under our watch,” he added.
“There are already set Horizons for that that they have set for the incoming year, we will continue to lobby Congress for that and for more funds,” he said.
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