Appointing Gen. Andres Centino as chief of the AFP is a way to fix a seniority issue and boost the morale of the country’s military organization, President Ferdinand Marcos said. | Philbizwatcher /PDI
The recent appointment of Centino, replacing Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro, confused some people, including Clarita Carlos, who has just resigned as the national security adviser.“We are rationalizing seniority [in the AFP].
Andy Centino has four stars and Bob Bacarro has three starts,” Marcos said, speaking in Filipino, in a brief huddle with journalists aboard the presidential plane en route to Switzerland where he will attend the World Economic Forum.FEATURED STORIES
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