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AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. on PH territorial defense: It’s now time for us to really look into what’s happening in our external territories. Right now, we have a lot of changes when it comes to the threats we are confronting with in the West PH Sea particularly.

AFP chief Faustino: That’s why we really have to address our external defense and with that we really have to go into modernization.

AFP chief Faustino defends the NTF-ELCAC amid criticisms, says the body has been helpful in the government’s campaign against insurgency: Maraming bumabatikos, pero sa totoo lang, ito ang naging game changer... It became a whole of nation approach ang nangyari.

Army chief Lt. Gen. Andres Centino on the death of Daulah Islamiyah leader last month: It’s very significant… I would like to believe that [this] would signal the end of terrorist activities in Central Mindanao.

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AFP chief Faustino on AJEX-DAGITPA exercise: Itong joint exercise na ‘to is pinagsama-sama lahat ng assets ng Army, Air Force, at Navy, at ng ating Special Operations Forces... . AFP Exercise lang ‘to in a joint environment.

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Air Force Acting Commanding General Maj. Gen. Arthur Cordura on string of incidents involving military aircraft this year: We tried to identify the gaps where we can move forward and correct them so that similar accidents in the future will not happen again.

AFP chief Faustino says the military will push for ‘credible defense’ amid its modernization program.

AFP chief Faustino on territorial defense: In as much as we wanted to settle things peacefully… what we wanted really is a rule-based international order in this contested areas, the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea.

AFP chief Faustino on territorial defense: Ang sa atin lang naman eh is we have a credible defense na sabi nga sa pambansang awit natin eh— sa manlulupig 'di ka pasisiil.

Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado on situation in the West PH Sea: Maraming patrol doon with the help of the Philippine Coast Guard, and BFAR, kasi ang BFAR is also enforcing our fisheries law and of course, yung PNP maritime group. It's a naval defense force

AFP chief Faustino says he has had ‘a lot of engagements’ with allies from the US, Australia, and other Southeast Asian countries: We can rely on them when there will be a crisis in the West Philippine Sea. And that is why we have our joint exercises with them also.

AFP chief Faustino vows the military will be nonpartisan as the election season kicks off: The Armed Forces has always been and will always be nonpartisan when it comes to elections.

AFP chief Faustino on deployment of personnel amid the pandemic: We have deployed, during the early stages ng pandemic, we sent our doctors to Davao, to Cebu. Nung medyo nag-peak tayo nang konti few months back, we organized teams and sent them to major hospitals in Metro Manila.

Army chief Centino: We are intent in complying with the mandate of the president to end the local conflicts before his term ends... We’re ensuring that all our ground forces are capable and ready to comply with this.

AFP chief Faustino: We want to pay back and guarantee that [what] our next generation will inherit is anchored on professionalism and genuine transformation.

AFP chief Faustino: When we say transformation – this transformation is more than the equipment. The transformation involves more on the modernization of the Filipino soldier.