RETIRING: Wesmincom chief Lt Gen Rey Ardo (Leftmost) played a critical role in drafting the military strategy in the Zamboanga City Crisis. Government photo
Three Armed Forces of the Phiippines (AFP) generals holding critical posts are retiring in November.
They are AFP deputy chief of staff Lt Gen Gregorio Macapagal, Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) chief Lt Gen Rey Ardo, and Philippine Army 2nd Infantry Division commander Maj Gen Nonato Alfredo Peralta.
Macapagal is the AFP's
3rd highest official.
Ardo's post is one of
the most coveted positions in the Armed Forces. Based in Zamboanga
City , Wesmincom supervises troops
dealing with the Bangsamoro Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Central
Mindanao and the Abu Sayyaf Group and rogue Moro National
Liberation Front (MNLF) operating in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Peralta, on the other
hand, supervises troops dealing mostly with the New People's Army in Southern
Tagalog. The Army 2nd Infantry Division is based in Tanay, Rizal.
The AFP has its own
selection process, but President Benigno Aquino III will have the final say on
the appointments.
"The process has
already started and selections for these positions are now being considered. We
just have to wait for the decison. The ultimate decision will always lie on the
President," according to Armed Forces spokesperson Lt Col Ramon Zagala.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/40767-generals-retiring-november
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