We want to believe him…but the rumors are there.
“Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Gregorio Catapang is confident that soldiers won’t start an anti-government uprising despite the issues confronting the administration such as the controversy over the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP),” reports Alexis Romero on Philstar.com.
Catapang, who heads the country’s 125,000-strong armed forces, was quoted as saying, “We experienced that during the 1980s and we’re done with that. We have bigger problems.”
He also added, “We are doing rounds and we are explaining (the issues). We are open to our soldiers.”
(Our half-joke: But, just in case, ready your food stash.)
Partial screengrab of photo by Gil Nartea, Malacañang Photo Bureau
