Navy vice chief reacts to poll duty for Armed Forces

IS it wise to tap the military for poll duty in the coming elections?

Here’s what the Philippine Navy’s second-in-command had to say in this article by INQUIRER.net reporter Joel Guinto.

“As far as we are concerned, we don’t want election duties, so there will be no issue against the Armed Forces,” Navy vice commander Rear Admiral Amable Tolentino told reporters Wednesday. “Even if we just do our jobs, it will be linked to the election issue.”

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