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New AFP chief Sobejana orders men to exercise due diligence in sharing info to public Published February 5, 2021 8:30am Updated February 5, 2021 12:04pm Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana on Friday said he has ordered his men to observe "due diligence" in sharing information to the public amid accusations of red-tagging. Interviewed on Unang Balita, Sobejana said he gave the order to his senior staff commanders during a meeting on Thursday, the day he assumed the AFP chief of staff post. "Kahapon nagkaroon kami ng pagpupul...

MANILA: A new Philippines military chief has vowed the army will respect human rights and the rule of law as it “moves fast” to destroy communist groups and Daesh-inspired militant outfits in the country. In his assumption speech on Thursday, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, the incoming Philippines armed forces commander, urged Filipinos to be one with the soldiers fighting against the “real enemies.” “Rest assured that your soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines will do their job while following the rule of law, giving due respect to human rights and strictly adhering to international h...

New AFP chief vows to go after 'real threat,' avoid collateral damage enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 4) — Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana is aiming at destroying local terrorist groups in his six-month stint as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief, promising to “go fast” while being mindful to avoid missteps. “My focus now is going after the real threat – the communist terrorist group as well as the local terrorist groups,” Sobejana said in an interview with CNN Philippines. He mentioned the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed w...

BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 – The incoming Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, visited the 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, Home of the Stingers Troopers on February 02, 2021 at Camp Romualdo Rubi, Barangay Bancasi, this city.       A Medal for Valor awardee and the current Commanding General of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Sobejana’s visit to the 402nd Brigade is his only official visit to an Infantry Brigade as he prioritized major units of the Philippine Army and as a way of looking back to the people he worked with in the p...

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 4 -- The Department of National Defense congratulates LTGEN Cirilito Sobejana on his assumption as Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. LTGEN Sobejana's sterling record as a military officer has prepared him to assume this very important role as CSAFP. Having personally seen and experienced the adverse effects of armed conflicts, LTGEN Sobejana is a strong advocate for peace and development. We are confident that he will continue leading the way for the modernization of the Armed Forces. The Department likewise expresses pro...