Catapang appointed as new AFP vice chief-of-staff

From the Philippine News Agency (May 22): Catapang appointed as new AFP vice chief-of-staff

Northern Luzon Command head Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang on Thursday was formally appointed as Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vice chief-of-staff replacing Lt. Gen. Alan R. Luga who formally left the military after reaching mandatory retirement age last May 12.

Catapang is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981. He is a classmate of AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista.

Catapang headed the Nueva Ecija-based 7th Infantry Division before being appointed Northern Luzon Command in July 5, 2013.

Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP public affairs office chief, said Catapang was instrumental in the normalization of most of Northern and Central Luzon during his term as Northern Luzon Command and 7th Infantry Division commander.

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