The new Philippine Navy flag-officer-in-command, Rear Admiral Jesus Millan (photo from AFP PIO)
President Benigno Aquino III has named Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the new flag-officer-in-command of the Philippine Navy.
A member of Philippine Military Academy “Sandigan” Class of 1982, Millian will take over from Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano (PMA ’79) Wednesday at turnover of command ceremonies in Sangley Point, Cavite, home of the Philippine Fleet.
Millan is currently commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao and was former chief of Nava Staff and commander of the Naval Reserve Command.
Sought for reaction, Millan said he was “humbled at the opportunity na binigay sa atin ng ating Pangulo (given to me by our President),” and said he would bare his plans for the Navy “when I formally assume the command of the Philippine Navy.”
Nevertheless, he said he wants to “make the Navy what we would like … ipagmalaki sa buong mundo. ‘Yan ang aking (one we can proudly show off to the world. That is my) direction.”
He also said he would continue the “transformation” of the Navy begun by his predecessors.
Asked what he considers the peak of his career, Millan said it was successfully commanding a vessel, which he called “the culmination” of a Navy officer’s dream.
“Napakahirap ng pag-command ng isang barko (It is so difficult to command a ship) ... you have to be in distant places, away from your family, isolated, and you have your responsibility with you to carry out ‘yung mandates natin (our mandates). Despite nu’ng mga (the) limitations we were able to overcome the challenges. ‘Yan ang mahirap ipaliwanag sa mga tao (That is what’s hard to explain to people),” he said.
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