MANILA, Philippines—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) overcame many challenges on several fronts in 2020 but none was different than an invisible enemy, COVID-19.
AFP chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Monday (Dec. 21) took the chance to look back at 2020 during the AFP’s 85th anniversary.
“This year 2020, a year that we all hoped and envisioned to bring greater opportunities but twists of fate could not have been more drastic in the span of this single year,” he said in his speech.
Along with health care workers, the Philippine military saw itself on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic this year to help the fight against an unseen threat. Soldiers were deployed to qu…
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