Maj. Gen. Madrigal is new 4ID Commander

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 24): Maj. Gen. Madrigal is new 4ID Commander 

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) changed command Wednesday with Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Madrigal. Jr. as the new division commander.

The 4ID is one of the largest military commands in Mindanao with an area of responsibility that covers nine provinces and 16 cities in North and Northeastern Mindanao regions.

Former 4ID division commander Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao has been assigned as the new Inspector General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines based at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

Capt. Patrick Martinez, the 4ID spokesperson, said that Commanding General Lt. Gen. Eduardo M Año, of the Philippine Army, flew to Cagayan De Oro City together with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin to witness the turnover ceremony.

Martinez said that Madrigal, of PMA “Sandiwa,” Class 1984, is a be-medaled military officer who served in the 4ID and other army divisions in various capacities prior to his assignment as the commanding general of the 4ID.

During his stint as Battalion Commander of the 26th Infantry Battalion in Northeast and Central Mindanao, the unit was adjudged as the 4ID’s Best Battalion on 2006-2007 and eventually over-all best battalions of Philippine Army the following year in 2007-2008.

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