Lantarang naghayag ang isang senior officer ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ng pagbawi ng kanyang personal na suporta kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. dahil nawala na ang tiwala at kumpiyansa sa kasalukuyang administrasyon.
Sa isang social media post, inihayag ni Col. Audie A. Mongao, director ng AFP Training Command (TRACOM) Training Development Center, na epektibo noong Enero 9, 2026 ay binabawi niya ang kanyang personal na suporta kay Pangulong Marcos.
“I am respectfully withdrawing my personal support to Mister Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. He has lost his moral ascendancy to lead the Armed Forces as Commander in Chief and government the Filipino people as President of the Republic,” ipinost ni Mongao sa social media.
Bagama’t nilinaw ni Mongao na nananatili ang kanyang katapatan sa AFP at sa Konstitusyon, sinabi niyang si Marcos Jr. ay nawala na ang “moral ascendancy to lead the Armed Forces and govern the Filipino people.”
Dahil dito, sinabi ni Philippine Army spokesman Col. Louie Dema-ala na sinibak na sa puwesto si Mongao.
“By the direction of the Commanding General, PA, Col. Mongao was immediately relieved from post and put into A/U status to give way for a thorough investigation by Training Command,” pahayag ni Dema-ala.