Wednesday, July 23, 2014

MILF: GPH appoints new CCCH Chairman

Posted to the MILF Website (Jul 23): GPH appoints new CCCH Chairman



The Government of the Philippines (GPH) appointed a new Chairman for the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) that works ceasefire accord with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
  
BGen Carlito Galvez Jr of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assumed the GPH CCCH Chairmanship following a formal Turn Over Ceremony held at the 6th Infantry Division, Philippine Army Headquarters at Camp Siongco in Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.

Gen Galvez replaced BGen Edmundo Pangilinan AFP who is now the Commanding General of the 6th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army.

Currently, Galvez is also the Commander of the 104th Brigade of the Philippine Army that is based in the province of Basilan. Buts his replacement in the brigade command will be appointed soon.

Gen Pangilinan served close to five months before taking the stewardship of the 6th Infantry Kampilan Division.

The MILF CCCH headed by its Chairman Abbas Salung who is also from the province of Basilan, and the Malaysia – led International Monitoring Team (IMT) graced the turnover program which culminated with the breaking of the Fasting tendered by the GPH CCCH and the 6th ID, Philippine Army.

Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – Cotabato City Office, Nonviolent Peaceforce, United Nation High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) – Cotabato City Office, and mass media were also in attendance.

Both Gen Pangilinan and Gen Galvez reiterated the commitment of the government on the primacy of the ceasefire accord and the success of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which the GPH and MILF Peace Negotiating Panels signed last March 27, 2014 at Malacanang Palace.

The GPH CCCH Chairmanship lineage is as follows, MGen Jose Torrelavega AFP (1999 – 2000), MGen Romeo Calizo AFP (2000 – 2003), LTGen Rodolfo Garcia AFP (2003 – 2004), BGen Alexander Yano AFP (2004 – 2005), BGen Ramon Santos AFP (2005 – 2007), BGen Edgardo Gurrea AFP (2007 – 2008), MGen Reynaldo Sealana AFP (2008 – 2011), MGen Rey Ardo AFP (Jan – May 2011), BGen Ariel Bernardo (2011 – 2012), BGen Gilberto Jose Roa AFP (April 2012 – March 2013), BGen Cesar Dionisio Sedillo Jr AFP (April 2013 – April 2014), and BGen Edmundo Pangilinan AFP (April 2014 – July 2014), and BGen Carlito Galvez Jr AFP (incumbent). 
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/1102-gph-appoints-new-ccch-chairman

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