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While the government's military and police forces are complying with the president's directive to neutralize the two erring commanders and other recalcitrant leaders and members of the MILF at all cost, their (the military) objectives shall be for the safety and security of civilians and the immediate restoration of peace, order and security in the affected areas
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This excuse has been abused for too long and the president now draws the line
Philippines, MILF rift widens Aug 21, 2008
I don't think there should be so much concern on this
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When we are meeting, sometimes cognac is served, but the president doesn't drink
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There is a continuing effort on the part of these people to convince those in the active service to form what we call as the military component [of their plans]
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Eduardo R. Ermita, the current Executive Secretary of the Philippines, and spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born on July 13, 1935 in Balayan, Batangas. Ermita took his Defense Resource Management Course at Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, U.S.A. from 1978-1979; Command and General Staff Course, Fort Bonifacio, 1974; Unit Psychological Officers Course, Kennedy Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.A., 1970-1971; Special forces Course, Fort Magsaysay, 1962-1963; Counterintelligence Course, Special Intelligence School, Fort Boniofacio, 1962; Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.A., 1961; Ranger School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1960-1961.
Ermita was a three-term congressman representing the first district of Batangas from 1992-2001. He was appointed on October 3, 2003 as Secretary of National Defense. He is the provincial chairman of LAKAS-CMD in Batangas and Regional chairman of Lakas CMD in CALABARZON since 1992.
He was the Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the series of coup attempts from 1986 to 1988, and Undersecretary of National defense during the last major coup attempt in December 1989; head of the Special Information group during the EDSA People Power Revolution in February 1986; President, Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, 1986-1988