Maj. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, 3rd Infantry Division commander, and a member of the Philippine Army Academy Class 1982, will assume the position of commander of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command, next month, DAILY STAR sources said yesterday.
Baladad will replace Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz, who retires on Sept. 6.
His post will be taken over by Maj. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, now the Philippine Army chief of staff, as 3ID commander. Guerrero was the commanding officer of the 61st Infantry Battalion stationed in Cauayan, Negros Occidental, almost a decade ago.
Major Gen. Oscar Lactao, AFP deputy chief of staff for Operations, is also slated to take over the Army’s 4th Infantry Division command in Cagayan de Oro. He will replace Maj. Gen. Ricardo Visaya, who survived the helicopter crash Thursday in Marawin City.
Lactao had served as commanding officer of 303rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental.
Meanwhile, Visaya, a member of PMA Class, 1983, is being groomed to be the commanding general of the AFP Southern Luzon Command.
Lt. Gen. John Bonafos, AFP Central Command chief, is also slated to take over as AFP vice chief of staff, a position earlier occupied by Gen. Gregorio Catapang, who was recently appointed as AFP chief of staff.
Brig. Gen. Arnold Quiapo, 301st Infantry Brigade commander in Iloilo, is up for promotion to chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, replacing Maj. Gen. Eduardo Ano, who is slated to assume command of the 1st Infantry Division.
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