The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday announced that it still has no idea who will replace outgoing Army commander, Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes, but stressed that three ranking officials were recommended and forwarded to the Office of the President to replace the latter.
Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP public affairs office chief, said these names came from the Board Of Generals (BOG).
These officers are Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang of the Northern Luzon Command, Major Gen. John Bonafos of the Central Command and Major Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri of the 7th Infantry Division.
Zagala said that they have no idea on who among the three will selected as the next Army chief.
"Let us just wait until a decision has been made by President (Benigno S. Aquino III)," he added.
But he hastened to point out that all three are professional and competent military officials.
"I have worked under all three of them and they are all professionals, competent and capable for the task, as all members of the AFP expect they'll be able to bring their own style of leadership," the AFP public affairs office chief stated.
However, Zagala said that there is also a possibility that the Chief Executive may choose outside the names recommended by the BOG.
"Based on the Constitution, the President can choose from the rank of lieutenant colonel and above now, it depends on (whom) the President want," he added.
Zagala said that selecting the next Army commander is a crucial task as the latter is the service most heavily engaged in internal security operations.
The Philippine Army is the largest component of the AFP and is known to host around 80,000 officers and personnel.
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