MANILA, Philippines—Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay has removed deputy chief of staff for civil military operations (J7) commander Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo from his post while an investigation is ongoing on a false list of New People’s Army members that Arevalo’s unit had posted on social media.
Arevalo earlier asked permission to go on a leave of absence pending the investigation but Gapay, who commended the “magnanimity” of Arevalo, decided to fire him from the unit as well, according to AFP spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo.
Last week, the AFP Information Exchange shared on its social media pages a list of alleg…
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