Published February 1, 2021, 8:00 AM
This is part of a series of profiles on a new generation of leaders, thinkers, creators, innovators, and trailblazers across many fields in the country. The list is drawn under the theme “What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next” in celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 121st anniversary as an exponent of Philippine progress.
Kevin L. Tan: Magnate in the Making
It must be hard to imagine what a day – or what a conversation – might be with Kevin L. Tan, the eldest son of tycoon Andrew L. Tan. When Kevin took the helm of Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) in 2018, he became the country’s youngest CEO of a multi-billion conglomerate.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) (Photo from Pup.edu.ph / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)
Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade, Jr., spokesman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), recently claimed that PUP and several other universities in the country are being used by the NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), as recruitment grounds.
In a Facebook live broadcast on Monday, Muhi said the university works hand-in-hand with the government in producing topnotch graduates.
“Uulitin ko na hindi tayo isang recruitment hub ng NPA (I will repeat that we are not a recruitment hub for the NPA),” he said.
The Calugusan remote community in Lantawan, Basilan has paid the price of long-decade old conflict that residents were forced to flee their homes years back. Conflicts ignited between families over land, politics, old grudge, and even petty quarrels and squabbles between youth. From a lively, peaceful, tranquil, and progressive Calugusan community, the barangay became a ghost town.
Fast forward. When the area was turned over to the care of the 4th Special Forces Battalion of the Philippine Army in Basilan, government forces were clueless in dealing with the conflicts that long hovered over the lives of the people. The paradigm shift in the army’s engagement of winning the peace and translates their arms confrontation with “arms collaboration” as an approach to engage various sectors in bringing peace and development in conflict-ridden areas.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 31) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines designated on Sunday the acting deputy chief-of-staff for intelligence amid the ongoing probe on the erroneous list that tagged some University of the Philippines alumni as members of the New People’s Army.
AFP spokesperson Edgard Arevalo confirmed on Sunday that BGen. Charles Gaerlan will be the acting intelligence chief.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier sacked then intelligence chief MGen. Alex Luna following the publication of the list.
Moreover, the AFP also said that BGen. Gabriel Viray is named as the acting civil military operations chief.
The post was formerly held by MGen. Benedict Arevalo, who was also relieved after his office posted on Facebook the list of UP alumni allegedly captured and killed after joining the communist group.