Philippine Army chief Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes on Wednesday led the turnover of command ceremonies of the First Infantry “Tabak” Division based in Camp Cesar Sang-an in this municipality.
Coballes installed Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero vice Maj. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz, III, who assumed command on Monday as the new Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) chief.
Both Lucero and Cruz are veteran and decorated military officers.
Lucero, the concurrent commander of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade, said he will sustain the collaborative efforts with the stakeholders in achieving peace and development in the region.
Lucero said he will continue the campaign against all lawless elements within its area of responsibility, which covers 3,393 barangays in 116 municipalities and seven cities here in
Four infantry brigades--101st, 102nd, 103rd, and 104th--are under his command as the First Infantry Division commander.
Lucero, a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)-Class 1983, is the first in his class to assume as Army division commander.
He started his military career as a platoon leader here in
He also served as the first commander of the Philippine contingent to the United Nations mission on the
He also served as the spokesman of the then Southern Command which was later divided into two commands namely Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) and Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom).
Among the awards he received were three Distinguished Service Star Medals, Gold Cross Medal, Outstanding Achievement Medal and the Honor Graduate Medal and a number of Military Merit Medals. He was also and one of the recipients of the Metrobank Foundation 2011 of the Outstanding Soldier of the
Cruz, on the other hand, was instrumental in the successful
government campaign against rebels and bandits and largely credited for
maintaining peace and order in the region.
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