The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said it is exploring legal avenues against those reportedly spreading “false narratives” against the AFP.
In an interview, AFP Spokesperson Colonel Margareth Padilla commented on a recent spate of “information” which said that there were AFP officials who walked out during the recent command conference with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo on July 4.
Padilla earlier denied the said information and described it as “disrespecting the sacrifices of troops in line in duty.”
“Let me put in the context again, that supposed incident about officers of AFP walking out of the recent command conference is pure fallacy,” she explained.
Padilla also reiterated that the AFP will not tolerate efforts to malign AFP’s ranks and discredit its mandate.
“So as we speak we are exploring legal avenues to address this affront to the military profession,” Padilla said.
Aside from legal avenues, the AFP is also looking at different approaches like strengthening its cyber security system.
“We are looking at different approaches as far as checking all of the posts that are, that involves the AFP, we are also coordinating with different agencies in terms of law enforcement and of course we are also strengthening our cyber security posture,” Padilla explained.
