THE military welcomed on Wednesday the investigation into the delivery of ammunition by an Israeli company, which defense officials said did not meet the required specifications. Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Victor Ibrado said the military will cooperate with the probe ordered by Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and which will be conducted by the office […]
MANILA, Philippines—Heads will roll at the Armed Forces of the Philippines if some military officers were found to have been involved in the alleged anomalous procurement of over P260-million worth of mortar ammunition in 2008, according to AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has ordered a full-blown inquiry into th […]
MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri rejected yesterday the offer of the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD to be the running mate of Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. in the 2010 race. Revilla and Zubiri both belong to the administration party but […]
MANILA, Philippines - The RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement will not be raised by the United States during the meeting of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Philippine officials, but the issue of human rights is expected to be discussed. “From our side, we don’t actually intend to discuss any specific agreement we have with the Philippines, […]