New deputy commander of 3ID assumes position

From the Visayan Daily Star (Nov 6): New deputy commander of 3ID assumes position

Brig. Gen. Lysander Suerte yesterday assumed as assistant commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division stationed at Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz. Suerte, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1982, was assigned at the 11th Infantry Battalion in Negros island when still a lieutenant, military records show. He succeeded Brig. Gen. Jonas Sumagaysay, who is now the deputy commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command in Cebu City. Major Enrico Gil Ileto, spokesman of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the assignment of Suerte in Western Visayas is a homecoming for him, having been being previously assigned at the 11th and 12th Infantry Battalions in Negros and Panay. In addition to his new duties, Suerte is also the chiefof the 3ID’s Office of Ethical Standards and Public Accountability, an anti-graft office that has an exclusive investigative jurisdiction over active military personnel and regular civilian employees, Ileto said. He added that the position of ADC carries with it the functionof Human Rights Officer of the 3ID, whoseresponsibility is to see to it that respect for human rights is observed by all soldiers within the area of responsibility of the division.

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