Philippine defense and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar
Manıla, Philippines (AP) – Philippine defense and military chiefs, President of the country’s armed forces Ferdinand Marcos Jr. great corruption Flood control projects, which affect several congresses and public public works and fire the pockets of street protests.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. and Military General Staff Romeo Brawner Jr. On Friday, they rejected the “Armed Forces of the Philippines by some groups that print or propose irregular, irregular interventions”.
They were not detailed, but emphasized that the 160,000 -member army had complied with the Constitution through the Partizan, professional and “chain of command”.
The House of Representatives, Senate and Marcos management are investigating non -standard and non -existent flood control projects in separate television investigations on separate television. Dozens of legislators, senators, construction company and public works defined And he accused his generous lifestyles and high -betting casino gambling with his pockets.
The corruption scandal was particularly sensitive in a deadly Southeast country. Tayfunlar and flood This devastate all towns and villages every year.
Unlike the last violent protests Nepal And IndonesiaStreet rallies against the allegations of abuse in the Philippines are smaller and relatively peaceful. The anger has been largely ventilated online, including leaders of the Catholic Church, business administrators and retired generals.
During a recent rally, he called on the army to withdraw his loyalty from Marcos, and the Philippines called for a “manpower” rebellion that did not contain violence in 1986, in 1986, Ferdinand Marcos, the late president and his names Ferdinand Marcos and Joseph Estrada in 2001.
Teodoro and Brawner supported the anti -corruption investigation by Marcos.
“The power of our republic is based on the rule of law and the unity of our people,” they said. “At this important time, we urge every Philippine to respect our democratic institutions to respect our processes.”
Two high -level national security and defense officials, Associated Press, the army and police forces are currently a threat of separation, he said. They talked on the condition of anonymity due to lack of authority to explain the sensitive issue to the public.
A secret government security assessment seen by the EP added that they participated in the anger of the people on the corruption of flood control of the groups that oppose Marcos, but that a large “manpower” uprising was not likely to receive support from the key groups managed by the army.
According to the intelligence assessment, harsh hard movements in military and other uniformed service do not stem from strong loyalty and patriotism… Constitution, Flag and President ”.
The Philippines spent an estimated 545 billion PESO ($ 9.6 billion) for thousands of flood reduction projects in the last three years. As Marcos said that he had led to some flood -prone provinces, including Bulacan, a densely populated province in the north of Manila, he was under government investigation to determine which ones were not standard or exist.
Marcos established an independent commission to investigate the huge abnormalities he described as “terrible, and asked him to hide the funds for flood control projects for at least next year and to accept the resignation of the public works secretary.
