The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as Secretary of the
The CA also confirmed the appointment of 11 generals and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
Members of the CA likewise acknowledged Teodoro’s experience, leadership, expertise, and dedication to lead the DND and achieve a balance between maintaining internal security and strengthening the external defense of the Philippines. “The intensity of the need to focus on protecting our sovereignty and sovereign rights is paramount in the global race for resources and influence,” he said.
On the issue of reforming the pension system of the military and uniformed personnel , Teodoro underscored the need to set up a trust fund for the purpose, and gave assurance that the men and women of the AFP are cognizant of the consideration given by Congress for their welfare. In 2010, he ran for President under the banner of the Lakas-Kampi CMD but was defeated by the late Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Liberal Party.
“My proposal is, let us go very deliberately on pension reform and then when passion subsides, because the atmosphere, the exchanges have been quite emotional… let us cool down passion so that we can really talk numbers in a less volatile environment and not right now where we need each and every one to be at the top of his or her game. That is the appeal,” Teodoro said.
“Our current pensioners are only 138,000 and it will not increase because the AFP is no longer male unlike the police and other services that have a ratio…[per] population…On the other hand, we will be entrusting them with more and more responsibilities and more and more secure capabilities and more expensive capabilities.” Teodoro said.
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