Insurgency fighter heads ISAFP

From Malaya (Nov 15): Insurgency fighter heads ISAFP

A SENIOR Army officer who led successful counter-insurgency operations in Quezon had been designated as chief of the Intelligence Service of the AFP (ISAFP), one of the most coveted posts in the military establishment. Brig. Gen. Eduardo Año, currently assistant AFP deputy chief of staff for intelligence, replaces Maj. Gen. Caesar Ronnie Ordoyo who assumed the command of the 6th Infantry Division in Maguindanao last week. A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983, Año served as head of the Army’s Intelligence Security Group and commander of the 201st Brigade which is credited for successful operations against the New People’s Army. This includes the killing of 11 NPA rebels in a firefight in San Narciso town in Quezon last June 30. Año had projected to clear Quezon, bailiwick of the late NPA leader Gregorio Rosal, of insurgency by the end of this year or next year. Año’s brigade was also responsible for the arrest of Southern Tagalog NPA leader Tirso Alcantara in January last year in Lucena City for various cases. The National Democratic Front is demanding the release of Alcantara, saying he is a consultant in the ongoing peace process with government. There is still no word as to who would take Año’s former post.

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