The Tarlac-based Mechanized Infantry Division (MID) was
appointed on Wednesday a new commanding officer in the person of Brig. Gen.
Edgar F.Gonzales.
He replaced Major Gen. Mayoralfo M. Dela Cruz who was
appointed to command the Zamboanga City-based Western Mindanao Command last
month.
Prior to his appointment, Gonzales served as MID acting
commander and assistant division commander.
His change-of-command ceremonies at Camp O' Donnell, Tarlac
was presided by Army commander Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año.
The new MID head was born in Cebu City
Gonzales held different Staff positions, to include Chief of
the Office of Ethical Standard and Public Accountability (OESPA), Mechanized
Infantry Division; Chief of Staff of the 6th Infantry Division; Heads of the
Academic Department and JCTC of the AFP Command and General Staff College; and
Chief of the Unified Command Staff, Southern Luzon Command, among others.
He also commanded the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, MID
stationed in Mindanao .
Gonzales also headed the 60th Infantry Battalion and 1st
Platoon, 23rd Infantry Battalion under the 4th Infantry Division, which is also
based in Mindanao .
As a young officer, he served in infantry units during the
height of Muslim secessionist groups, particularly the Moro National Liberation
Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Communist
Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Mindanao and Luzon , respectively.
Meanwhile, he also undergone various military and civilian
schooling.
He graduated with honors when he took up his General Staff
Course in 2003 at the Command and General Staff College.
Gonzales also finished two Masters Degree, such as Masters
of Science in National Resource Strategy at National
Defense University , USA ;
and Masters in Public Management Major in Development and Security at the Development Academy
of the Philippines
In his military career, he is a recipient of numerous awards
and decorations.
Gonzales is happily married to Jerissa H. Gonzales and they
are blessed with four children, Paul Ernest, Edgar Jeric, Jerille Gay and Jeris
Grace.
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