Former PA Inspector General assumes command of 9th ID (Limited Bio Data)

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 17): Former PA Inspector General assumes command of 9th ID

The former Philippine Army (PA) Inspector General, Major Gen. Manolito Orense, formally assumed command of the Camarines Sur-based 9th Infantry Division Tuesday.

He replaced Lt. Gen. Ferdinand F. Quidilla who assumed the leadership of the Quezon-based Southern Luzon Command Monday.

Orense is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983.

His assumption of command ceremonies were presided by PA vice commander Major. Gen. R. Demosthenes C. Santillan.

Among his significant positions both in the Army and AFP units include: Chief of the Unified Command Staff of Eastern Mindanao Command; Commanding Officer of the Army’s 603rd Infantry Brigade; Assistant Commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division; and Chairman of the GPH Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

Orense also commanded the 57th Infantry Battalion and the 6th Military Intelligence Battalion based in Mindanao.

He is also a graduate of Command and General Staff Course at AFP Command and General Staff College, Armor Officer Advance Course and Combat Intelligence Course. He is set to retire from the military service on December 2017.

Meanwhile, the designation of Orense is part of the Army's continuing career and leadership development program for its senior officers.

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