Philippine Army chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Newly appointed Philippine Army (PA) chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., has vowed to focus on taking care of the health, welfare, and morale of the troops and their families. "Itong mga tropa natin, these are the most important resource of the PA, yung tropa natin, tao (Our troops are the most important resource of the PA)," Brawner said in an interview on Tuesday. He also said he would continue to focus on developing the Army's core competency, which is warfighting, by further developing the Filipino soldier and the PA as an organization. Brawner noted that soldiers must be capacitated to finish the task given to the military by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, which is to eliminate the communist rebels by the end of his term. Brawner is the outgoing commander of the Cagayan de Oro City-based 4th Infantry Division (4ID). Under his leadership, the 4ID neutralized ranking communist comba
Philippine Army chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Newly appointed Philippine Army (PA) chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., has vowed to focus on taking care of the health, welfare, and morale of the troops and their families. "Itong mga tropa natin, these are the most important resource of the PA, yung tropa natin, tao (Our troops are the most important resource of the PA)," Brawner said in an interview on Tuesday. He also said he would continue to focus on developing the Army's core competency, which is warfighting, by further developing the Filipino soldier and the PA as an organization. Brawner noted that soldiers must be capacitated to finish the task given to the military by President Rodrigo R. Duterte, which is to eliminate the communist rebels by the end of his term. Brawner is the outgoing commander of the Cagayan de Oro City-based 4th Infantry Division (4ID). Under his leadership, the 4ID neutralized ranking communist comba