Race on for top AFP post

From  the Philippine Star (Oct 31): Race on for top AFP post

The race is on for the top military post that would be vacated by General Jessie Dellosa three months from now. As gathered by The STAR, at least two senior military officers are eyeing the top post in the Armed Forces of the Philippines when Dellosa retires in January. The two officials are Army chief Lt. Gen. Emmmanuel Bautista and Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalino dela Cruz. “Uso na naman ang gapangan ngayon. It’s between two PMA classes, the PMA Class of 1981 and PMA Class of 1980,” a Camp Aguinaldo insider said. Bautista is a graduate of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981 while Dela Cruz is a member of the PMA Class of 1980. It was learned that the two senior military officials are reportedly enjoying the back of powerful group of backers, all with the direct access to the Palace. Dellosa, a member of the PMA Class of 1976, will reach the military's mandatory retirement age of 56 in the middle of January next year. Dellosa took over the AFP's top post from retired Air Force general Eduardo Oban Jr.

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