By Priam Nepomuceno

SOLID AND DISCIPLINED. Army soldiers belonging to the 11th Infantry Battalion based in Salag, Negros Oriental stand at attention in this undated photo. The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2025) said it remains solid and disciplined as it dismissed claims of a supposed destabilization plot. (PNA file photo by Mary Judaline F. Partlow)

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said it remains “solid and disciplined” despite the current issues hounding the government stemming from alleged anomalous flood control projects.

“Kami po ay (We are a) solid and disciplined organization and we remain professional through all of this,” AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

Padilla likened “politically motivated distractions” to radio static, which she said “make[s] noise but don’t actually change the signal.”

“Our focus is locked on our mission and that is to protect the people and secure the State,” Padilla said.

She reiterated that there is no brewing military-led destabilization plot, saying such claim is “part of disinformation campaigns.”

“As we have always stated, there’s one AFP, there’s one Philippines, and a strong AFP and a strong Philippines,” Padilla said. (PNA)