A red-tagging controversy involving Lieutenant General Benedict Arevalo, AFP Visayas Command chief, was raised during the Commission on Appointments’ national defense panel deliberations on the designation of 50 military generals and officers.
Hontiveros took note that then-Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had cleared Arevalo, saying he was not “directly responsible” for the wrongdoing.“Definitely not. What happened in that time, I already took responsibility as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations. And we also learned some lessons from what happened. That’s why the AFP is very careful now in actually crossing the line on these kinds of issues,” Arevalo said.
“It has to really conform with the community standards of social media. Seeing to it that it is strictly supervised not just by the concerned staff but also the chiefs of offices and the commanders themselves,” he said. Hontiveros lauded Arevalo for taking responsibility for his mistake but asked that the AFP come up with means that will directly relay their apology to the affected persons.
Despite his red-tagging issue, Arevalo’s appointment to the rank of Lieutenant General was still approved by the committee and recommended for confirmation to the CA plenary.
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