Promotion spurs Army reshuffle

From The Standard (Feb 3): Promotion spurs Army reshuffle

FORMER army spokesman and Armed Forces public affairs chief Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. has been promoted to the general staff of the Philippine Army as deputy chief of staff for civil-military operations (G7).

Burgos, the longest serving AFP Public Affairs Office chief having served five chief of staffs, replaced Col. Ramiro Manuel Rey who is being eyed to replace recently promoted Brig. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista, commander of the Special Forces Regiment.

Evangelista was one of the new brigadiers recently inducted by President Benigno Aquino III who is being groomed for a division command.

Aside from Evangelista, other officials promoted to the ranks of brigadier general and commodore were Captain Elson Aguilar, Colonel Cornelio Pelaez, Col. Florentino Rasco, Col. Danilo Chad Isleta, Col. Emmanuel Salamat, Capt. Ernesto Enriquez, Col. Francisco Carada, Col. Nicolas Parilla, Col. Joel Celino, Col. Laurcris Tumanda, Col. Frederick Evans Ramos, Col. Librado Moog, Capt. Virme Torralba, Col. Alan Arrojado, Col. Leoncio Cirunay Jr., Col. Emigdio Guevara Jr., Col. Arleen Gorreon, Col. Rafael Sera Jose, Col. Demy Tejares, Col. Rhoderick Parayno, Col. Raul Farnacio, Capt. Jande Francisco, Col. Maximo Ballesteros, Col. Romeo dela Cruz, Capt. Gaudencio Collado Jr., Capt. Robert Empedrad, Col. Avin Parreno, Capt. Rene Medina, Col. Diosdado Respecio, Col. Archimedes Viaje, Col. Harold Cabreros, Col. Noel Clement, Col. Alvin Francis Javier, and Col. Ronnie Evangelista.

The new brigadiers were inducted at Malacañang along with newly appointed military chief General Hernando Iriberri, Major Generals Ricardo Visaya, Eduardo Año, and Romeo Tanalgo who were promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, and Rear Admiral Caesar Taccad, who was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral.

Promoted to the ranks of Major General and Rear Admiral were Brigadier General Edmundo Pangilinan, Commodore Aurelio Rabusa, Jr., Brig. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar, Jr., Brig. Gen. Arnold Quiapo, Brig. Gen. Conrado Parra, Jr., Brig. Gen. Gerardo Barrientos, Jr., Brig. Gen. Rolando Picar, Brig. Gen. Angelito de Leon, Brig. Gen. Alexander Balutan, Brig. Gen. Andre Costales, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Santiago, and Brig. Gen. Elmer Pabale.

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