Senators pass amending bill on tour of duty of Armed Forces

The Senate passed by unanimous vote Monday on second and third reading in one sitting an enabling bill addressing complications arising from a recent law covering the fixed terms of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and high ranking AFP officers. This, as senators were alerted on "unintended consequences" of the…

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