56th IB Philippine Army has a new battalion commander in Aurora (Bio data)

From the Philippine News Agency (May 20): 56th IB Philippine Army has a new battalion commander in Aurora

The 56th Infantry (Tatag) Battalion, Philippine Army stationed in Barangay Calabuanan here has a new battalion commander following a change of command ceremony held on Friday morning.

Major General Angelito M. de Leon, commander of 7th Infantry “Kaugnay Division, Philippine Army congratulated the outgoing and incoming battalion commanders and urged the soldiers to continuously do their best in maintaining, winning the peace and people’s minds, hearts and developments as they will be led by their new battalion commander in this province.

Lt. Col. Louie DS. Villanueva replaced Lt. Col. Joey A. Escanillas and assumed post as the 22nd battalion commander of 56IB.

Escanillas' next assignment will be at the 4th Infantry Division, Cagayan de Oro City in Northern Mindanao as division commander staff.

Villanueva was the former battalion commander of the 84th IB, Philippine Army for nine months from August 2015 to May 2016.

He entered in military profession in 1994 as officer candidate soldier and upon graduation as young lieutenant. Villanueva was assigned for eight years in Eastern Samar from 1995 to 2001 under the 8th IB.

On 2001 to 2004, Villanueva was assigned in Fort Bonifacio.

He was also assigned in Davao City from 2004 to 2008 and returned to Fort Bonifacio from 2008 to 2010.

The new battalion commander was also assigned in 202nd brigade, 2nd division at Camp General Mateo Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal.

Likewise , Villanueva was also one of the UN peace keeping Force in Haiti from November 2011 to October 2012. He returned to the Philippines and was assigned to 702nd Brigade which was based in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija.

From November 2012 to August 2013, he became the assistant division commander/adjutant (G1) at Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City.

On November 2013 to March 2014, Villanueva was assigned at Northern Luzon Command in Tarlac and got on schooling for Command and General Staff Course at Camp Aguinaldo.

After schooling, he returned to Fort Magsaysay as assistant division staff/adjutant from January to July 2015 until became a battalion commander at the 84th IB.

Meanwhile, the change of command ceremony started at around 10 a.m. and was attended by various stakeholders and government officials from the provinces of Aurora, portion of Nueva Ecija and Alfonso Castaneda in Nueva Vizcaya.

Villanueva vowed to continue the army transformation roadmap being implemented by Escanillas in this province.

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