Lactao to lead AFP Central Command

From the Visayan Daily Star (Dec 5): Lactao to lead AFP Central Command

Another Army general, who used to command the 303 rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental, is up for a higher post in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao, who is the AFP Inspector General, is slated to lead the AFP Central Command, replacing his “mistah”, Maj. Gen. Raul del Rosario, who was transferred to the Western Mindanao Command.

Lactao yesterday said that he will assume his new position today at Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City, as the new commanding general of the AFP CentCom.

The turnover rites will be presided over by AFP chief of staff, General Ricardo Visaya, who is also retiring from the military service on Dec. 8.

Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commanding general of the Eastern Mindanao Command, who used to be assigned as 61st Infantry Battalion commander in southern Negros and later as 3 rd Infantry Division commander, is among the strong contenders for the position to be vacated by Visaya.

Lactao used to command the 303 rd IB, based in Murcia, Negros Occidental. He was replaced by Brig. Gen. Jon Aying, who recently assumed command of the 3 rd ID.

As the incoming CentCom chief, Lactao will supervise the whole AFP units in the Visayas, including the two Army infantry divisions – the 3 rd ID stationed in Capiz, and the 8ID in Leyte.

Lactao, Aying and Guerrero are all members of the PMA (Maharlika) Class of 1984.

Visaya is relinquishing his position as AFP chief of staff on Dec. 7.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2016/December/05/negor2.htm