Returning Philippines Armed Forces chief tells troops: Stop ‘squabbling’

General Andres Centino, the reappointed chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), taking charge during a simple ceremony on Saturday, Jan 7, 2023.- Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA, Jan 8 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): General Andres Centino, the reappointed chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called on the military to stop the division and “squabbling” in the ranks as he assumed the highest post in the AFP for the second time on Saturday.

He replaced his military academy classmate Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro, who took over as the country’s top military commander when he was unceremoniously booted out and left in a “floating” status by President Marcos five months earlier.