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February 16, 2026 | 4:54pm
Army Col. Audie Mongao as seen in an undated photo.
Philippine Army
MANILA, Philippines — Col. Audie Mongao, the senior Philippine Army officer relieved from his post in January after he said online that he was withdrawing support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to face court-martial.
This was confirmed by Army chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, who said at a briefing Monday, February 16 that the investigation by the Training Command (TRACOM) has been completed and that probable cause was found to warrant a general court-martial.
"Tapos na po 'yung investigation sa kanya sa [Training Command] and he's already here for General Court Martial. We are already preparing for it," Nafarrete said.
Nafarrete said he has signed a document on the composition of the court-martial panel, which is being finalized. He did not say when the court martial proceedings would start, only that it would happen "soon (malapit na)."
Viral post and charges. Mongao, a Philippine Military Academy Class of 1992 graduate with over three decades of active service, was removed as commander of the Training Support Group on January 8 after a post attributed to him went viral on social media.
"I, Col. Audie A. Mongao, am withdrawing my personal support to our President and Commander-in-Chief, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr! Enough is enough! The Filipino people are worth fighting for," the post read.
He later voluntarily surrendered to the Training Command, where he cooperated with the investigation. TRACOM commander Maj. Gen. Michael Logico said at the time that the command was also extending emotional support to Mongao.
Mongao is facing charges of violating Article of War 63, which provides that any officer who uses "contemptuous or disrespectful words" against the president, vice president, Congress, or the secretary of national defense "shall be dismissed from the service or suffer such other punishment as a court-martial may direct."
The Palace said then that Mongao would be afforded due process.
