Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt.
Gen. Ricardo Visaya got his fourth star on Friday, making him the highest
military official in the land.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presided at the donning
ceremony held at the Department of National Defense Building in Camp Aguinaldo,
Quezon City, said AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla.
Visaya, a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class
of 1983, was then accorded full military honors befitting his new rank in front
of the AFP General
Headquarters Building
The ceremony was attended by all the joint, personal and
special staff of the AFP led by Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, vice chief-of-staff,
and Major Gen. Salvador Mison III, deputy chief-of-staff, and members of the
enlisted corps and civilian employees of Camp Aguinaldo
Visaya was appointed AFP chief last July 1 by President
Rodrigo R. Duterte.
On the same day, Visaya made his first official visit as a
newly minted four-star general to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) headquarters
in Villamor Air Base, Pasay
City
PAF commander Lt. Gen. Edgar Fallorina, along with the
senior Air Force leadership, warmly received the AFP chief and his party.
During the visit, Visaya was awarded the PAF Honorary
Aviator's Gold Wings, being the top honcho of the AFP.
The PAF leadership also briefed Visaya on the command's
current programs as well as issues and concerns it faces.
The AFP chief reminded the PAF to hone its state of
readiness for disaster response in light of the persistent rains the country
has been experiencing lately.
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