Officials of AFP assure it will remain loyal to the Constitution and gov’t

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00:00The country's top military officers and the soldiers under their command are solidly committed

00:04to their sworn duties to follow the chain of command and keep the duly constituted authority

00:09intact and protected from all armed threats. A vow a group of top AFP commanders espoused

00:15in their courtesy call to the Speaker of the House yesterday. As our Melenas Moras lays out in this story.

00:23The armed forces of the Philippines assured continued loyalty to the Constitution

00:28and to the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. This was the vow enunciated by

00:34several senior AFP officials during their courtesy call on House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

00:40On behalf of our Chief of Staff, the Armed Forces of the Philippines will always remain to be loyal

00:47to our Constitution. During their meeting, Speaker Romualdez pledged the full support

00:52of the House of Representatives for the AFP Modernization Program. He also reiterated his

00:57proposal to increase the daily subsistence allowance of soldiers to no less than P350 a day

01:04in line with the Commander-in-Chief's goal of improving the welfare of uniformed personnel.

01:08According to the House Speaker, they allocated funds for this initiative under the 2025 budget

01:14proposal. And if the Senate supports this, the outcome should even be better. The Speaker of the

01:20House also reiterated his support and that of the House of Representatives for the modernization

01:30of our Armed Forces of the Philippines as we really have to modernize with the demand of the

01:38modern times. Thank you very much to our Speaker of the House. Meanwhile, in a separate statement

01:46by AFP Intelligence Commander Lieutenant General Ferdinand Barandon during his appearance before

01:52the Commission on Appointments, he said there is no cause for concern within their ranks amid the

01:57current political atmosphere and landscape. We should be afraid if there are, for example,

02:06impeachment cases, let's say, in the second highest ranking official.

02:13The Philippines, the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

02:17are professionals and mission-oriented and we will abide by the truly constituted authorities

02:30and we will follow the chain of command. Melales Moras from the National TV Network

02:35for a new and better Philippines.

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