The Philippine Army
on Thursday installed a former battalion commander based in Mindanao
as new spokesman.
Col. Benjamin Hao, a
member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1990, replaced Maj.
Enrico Gil Ileto, who served as the acting head of the Office of the Army Chief
Public Affairs (OACPA) for more than a month.
The OACPA post was
vacated by Col. Noel Detoyato, also of PMA Class of 1990, who was designated as
chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Public Affairs Office last month.
Actually, Hao is no
stranger to OACPA after serving in the office during his junior officer years.
“After 18 years since I first stepped in the realm of
military public affairs, I am now given the chance to lead it for the Army,”
said Hao during his assumption speech, adding “I will try to provide the best
public affairs service that our Army deserve to have.”
Prior to his
designation as Army spokesman, Hao was the commander of a Civil Military
Operations Battalion based in the National Capital Region. He was also a former
faculty member of the AFP Command and General Staff College. He also served as
commander of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion based in North
Cotabato .
Hao also served as a
key figure in the organization of the defunct AFP National Development Support
Command from 2007 to 2009 and as CMO officer of the Army’s 6th Infantry
Division during the post-Maguindanao massacre incident from January to November
2010.
Ileto, on the other
hand, will go back to his old post as the Commandant of the Army CMO School
“As the new ACPA, I am confident that Hao will bring new
ideas and concepts, foster good media relations, and fulfill the public
information obligation of the Army,” said Maj.
Gen. Raffy Valencia , Army chief of staff who presided over the
ceremony.
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