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Article: Soaring by caring.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- April 8, 2003
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Byline: Dionisio R. Santiago
(Speech delivered by outgoing AFP Chief of Staff General DIONISO R. SANTIAGO during the Change of Command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on April 8, 2003.)
Nobility of duty to country
FOUR months and eleven days ago, I assumed command of the nation's leading force in its charge towards a strong republic. In that solemn ceremony held in this same ground, I ascended to the pinnacle of my career as a soldier and public servant.
Today, I face our nation once more, but this time I take my final bow as I don my military colors for the last time, after more than three ...