Facebook’s shutdown of more than 250 fake accounts engaged in red-tagging and political disinformation and propaganda in the Philippines made headlines last week, and rightly so in an environment increasingly allergic to truth and accountability. The news was astounding not just for the sheer number of fake accounts but also for what they were designed to do, and for the discovery that a cluster of these fake accounts was traced to China’s southeastern coastal province of
More on PMA Class of 1986. In my last column, I missed two other members of the class who continue to serve in government after leaving the military service. Former flag officer in command of the Philippine Navy, Vice Adm. Robert Empedrad is now head of the Maritime Industry Authority while retired Maj. Gen. Arnel Duco is undersecretary for special concerns (legislative matters) at the Department of National Defense. Now for some record-setting statistics. The Class of 1986 produced 86 generals/flag officers—34 came from the Philippine National Police, 33 from the Army, 10 from the Navy, six from the Air Force,
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