President Benigno Aquino III has approved the reassignments of eight senior military officers, triggering another wave of leadership change in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Among the military units affected by the latest reshuffle were the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), and various Army field units. Maj. Gen. Nonato Alfredo Peralta, Jr., the outgoing Superintendent of the PMA, has been named chief of the Army’s 2nd division in Tanay, Rizal. Peralta, a member of PMA class ’79, will be succeeded by his classmate Lt. Gen. Irineo Espino, the current Inspector-General of the military. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Eduardo Año has been designated ISAFP chief, succeeding Maj. Gen. Caesar Ronnie Ordoyo, who is now the commander of the Maguindanao-based 6th Infantry Division. Año, who has been credited for the capture of several leaders of the communist rebellion, will assume the post next week. Prior to his designation as ISAFP chief, Año served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence. Succeeding Año as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence is Brig. Gen. Virgilio Hernandez, the outgoing assistant chief of ISAFP and a member of PMA class ’83. The leadership change also covered some field units of the Army. Col. Felix Castro, Jr. has been appointed new Assistant Commander of the 9th Infantry Division based in Camarines Sur. He will succeed Brig. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, who is now the AFP deputy chief for operations. Col. Joselito Kakilala, the current chief of the AFP Task Force GenSan (General Santos), has been designated chief of the Army’s 903rd brigade. Kakilala, who used to work for the AFP Civil Relations Service, is a member of PMA class ’84. Col. Marcos Norman Flores, Jr., the current chief of AFP Task Force Davao, has been named chief of the 1002nd brigade Also covered by the reassignment is Col. Vicente Yordan, who has assumed as chief of the 55th Engineer Brigade. A former chief engineer of the Army, Yordan is a graduate of PMA class ’82. “Appointments in key-positions in the AFP are very important in coping with the dynamics of our organization,” AFP chief Gen. Jessie Dellosa said in a statement. “We are confident that the newly appointed senior officers will be able to infuse new vigor and bring fresh ideas to their respective offices,” he added.
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