- The website Open Source Investigations revealed that Grace Poe’s husband used to be with the U.S. Air Force
- Senator Poe admitted that indeed her husband was an enlisted member of USAF for 4 years
- She said her husband did not conceal the fact that he served in the US military
Senator Grace Poe admitted that her husband used to be a member of the United States Air Force (USAF).
The independent presidential candidate confirmed that her husband, Teodoro Misael Daniel Vera Llamanzares, was an enlisted member of USAF for four years – from 1988 to 1992 – after she was asked by reporters for her reaction to the report by Open Source Investigations that revealed the information online.
Camille Elemia of Rappler wrote in her article dated April 7, 2016 that this was the first time Grace Poe mentioned about her husband’s stint in the U.S. military since she declared her intention to run for the presidency.
Poe said her husband never concealed the fact that he served in the USAF.
“Hindi ‘yun tinatago. Hindi ko alam kung bakit issue yan,” she told reporters during her campaign sortie in Catarman, Northern Samar on Thursday, April 7.
[It was not hidden. I don’t know why it is an issue…]
Poe said she sees nothing wrong with her husband’s stint with the US military because he did not commit any crime against the Philippines by doing so.
She pointed out that even former President Fidel V. Ramos studied in West Point and Roilo Golez, who has served as Congressman for six terms, attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Jun Abaya also studied.
Ramos, Golez and Abaya, however, did not serve in the US military.
Llamanzares, according to the online check of U.S. Military personnel data made by Rappler, is listed as a “veteran” with the pay grade of E-4, meaning he had the rank of Senior Airman or Sergeant.
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