Pinabulaanan ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez ang umano’y pagbibitiw sa pwesto ni Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
Sa isang pahayag ngayong Huwebes, Setyembre 12, kinumpirma ng kalihim na nananatiling buo ang tiwala ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa Defense Secretary at ang ganitong ipinapakalat na maling impormasyon ay may intensyon lamang na isulong ang ‘disunity’.
“The President’s full trust and confidence in Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has never wavered. Rumors to the contrary are pathetic attempts to sow disunity in an organization united in protecting our people and defending our territory,” pahayag ni Sec. Chavez.
“Busy as they are with their mission, we should spare our fighting men of the corrosive politicking that has no place in their ranks,” dagdag niya.
Nitong Lunes, Setyembre 9, personal na sinalubong ni Sec. Teodoro sina US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay L. Carlson at US Marine Corps Commandant General Eric M. Smith para sa isang courtesy call sa kanyang opisina.
-VC
