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The outburst of President Aquino against the Bureau of Customs put the spotlight not only on corruption but also on its partner, the padrino system.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 597040 [Title] => EDITORIAL - The 15th Congress must do its part [Summary] =>

That was a pretty short list of legislative priorities that President Aquino enumerated the other day in his first State of the Nation Address.

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P-Noy shares his views on national security and how to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-21 13:17:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7729/2natsecthumb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 16013 [Title] => ROTC scholars eyed to boost military pool [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370917 [Title] => Esperon welcomes fixed three-year term for AFP chief, commanders [Summary] => Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. welcomed yesterday the enactment by Congress of a bill seeking a three-year fixed term for the Armed Forces chief and the three major service commanders.

"That is a welcome development for us in the AFP, as that is even contained in our proposed amendment of the National Defense Act," he said.

Fixing the term of the AFP chief is among the proposed amendments to Commonwealth Act No. 1, the National Defense Act, being pushed by outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr.
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[DatePublished] => 2006-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350242 [Title] => DND proposes three-year term for Armed Forces chief [Summary] => The Department of National Defense (DND) is proposing a fixed three-year term for the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other key military officials.

In the proposal submitted to Congress, the DND stressed that a fixed term for the AFP chief and other top military officials will provide sufficient time for the top officials to implement their programs and reforms for their respective units.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329768 [Title] => Expose abusive CA members, AFP chief urged [Summary] => Armed Forces chief Gen. Generoso Senga was urged yesterday to expose members of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) who are asking for money, gasoline and other concessions or perks from military officials.

House Minority Leader Francis Escudero made the appeal yesterday in reaction to Senga’s proposal that the CA’s power to approve or reject major military appointments be curbed to depoliticize the military.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329563 [Title] => Civilian supremacy [Summary] => As expected, politicians are lambasting Armed Forces chief Gen. Generoso Senga for proposing to clip the powers of the Commission on Appointments (CA) over military officers.

In fact the proposal is not Senga’s alone. It is one of several proposed reforms in the National Defense Act that has been drawn up by the defense and military establishments for submission soon to Malacañang and then to Congress. The proposed law seeks to replace Commonwealth Act No. 1, the 70-year-old charter of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329201 [Title] => AFP wants CA powers over military appointments clipped [Summary] => To stop the "politicizing" of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, AFP chief Gen. Generoso Senga proposed yesterday a cut in legislative powers over the appointment and confirmation of military officers.

Senga said the military has already forwarded its proposal along with that of the DND to amend the National Defense Act of 1935.

The proposals focus on the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), which has the final say on the confirmation of ranking generals and flag officers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT
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                    [ArticleID] => 1068731
                    [Title] => Padrino
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The outburst of President Aquino against the Bureau of Customs put the spotlight not only on corruption but also on its partner, the padrino system.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 597040 [Title] => EDITORIAL - The 15th Congress must do its part [Summary] =>

That was a pretty short list of legislative priorities that President Aquino enumerated the other day in his first State of the Nation Address.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4378/startoonthumbp.gif ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 616360 [Title] => National Security [Summary] =>

P-Noy shares his views on national security and how to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-21 13:17:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7729/2natsecthumb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 16013 [Title] => ROTC scholars eyed to boost military pool [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370917 [Title] => Esperon welcomes fixed three-year term for AFP chief, commanders [Summary] => Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. welcomed yesterday the enactment by Congress of a bill seeking a three-year fixed term for the Armed Forces chief and the three major service commanders.

"That is a welcome development for us in the AFP, as that is even contained in our proposed amendment of the National Defense Act," he said.

Fixing the term of the AFP chief is among the proposed amendments to Commonwealth Act No. 1, the National Defense Act, being pushed by outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367421 [Title] => EDITORIAL – Reforms in limbo [Summary] => Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz appears to be the latest casualty of intrigue in the administration. In turn the departure of Cruz from the Cabinet may claim its own casualty: the reforms implemented during his watch in the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350242 [Title] => DND proposes three-year term for Armed Forces chief [Summary] => The Department of National Defense (DND) is proposing a fixed three-year term for the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other key military officials.

In the proposal submitted to Congress, the DND stressed that a fixed term for the AFP chief and other top military officials will provide sufficient time for the top officials to implement their programs and reforms for their respective units.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329768 [Title] => Expose abusive CA members, AFP chief urged [Summary] => Armed Forces chief Gen. Generoso Senga was urged yesterday to expose members of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) who are asking for money, gasoline and other concessions or perks from military officials.

House Minority Leader Francis Escudero made the appeal yesterday in reaction to Senga’s proposal that the CA’s power to approve or reject major military appointments be curbed to depoliticize the military.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329563 [Title] => Civilian supremacy [Summary] => As expected, politicians are lambasting Armed Forces chief Gen. Generoso Senga for proposing to clip the powers of the Commission on Appointments (CA) over military officers.

In fact the proposal is not Senga’s alone. It is one of several proposed reforms in the National Defense Act that has been drawn up by the defense and military establishments for submission soon to Malacañang and then to Congress. The proposed law seeks to replace Commonwealth Act No. 1, the 70-year-old charter of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 329201 [Title] => AFP wants CA powers over military appointments clipped [Summary] => To stop the "politicizing" of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, AFP chief Gen. Generoso Senga proposed yesterday a cut in legislative powers over the appointment and confirmation of military officers.

Senga said the military has already forwarded its proposal along with that of the DND to amend the National Defense Act of 1935.

The proposals focus on the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), which has the final say on the confirmation of ranking generals and flag officers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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