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(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed a new law that sets the term of the chief of staff and other senior military officers holding key positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to three years. Republic Act 11709, signed by Duterte on April 13, sets a fixed three-year tour of duty for the AFP chief of staff, vice chief of staff, the deputy chief of staff, the major service commanders (Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Navy), unified command commanders, and inspector general "unless sooner terminated by the President." Under the la...

The Senate, opting to adopt without amendments the House-approved bill providing three-year fixed terms for the Chief-of-Staff and other top-ranked officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), paved the way for its early submission to President Duterte for signing into law. In sponsoring the enabling bill for the…

The Senate has adopted a House of Representatives bill prescribing fixed terms for ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers. The adoption of House Bill 10521 was announced by Senator Panfilo M. Lacson, chairman of the Senate National Defense and Security committee, in last night’s (Ja