Eastern Mindanao Commander Benjamin Madrigal tops list for Armed Forces chief — Lorenzana

From the Mindanao Times (Nov 28): Eastern Mindanao Commander Benjamin Madrigal tops list for Armed Forces chief — Lorenzana

THE head of the Davao City-based Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) is in the front line to replace Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. as military chief of staff, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. is “number one” on the list of recommendees, Lorenzana said after the Board of Generals (BOG) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines convened on Tuesday.

Lorenzana told reporters in a text message that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would submit “at least three names” for President Rodrigo Duterte to choose from, as what has been the practice.

Madrigal graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) under the “Sandiwa” Class of 1985, which includes Galvez.

Galvez will retire on December 12, months after he was named to the top military post in April, replacing then-general Rey Leonardo Guerrero, who is now the commissioner of the Bureau of Customs.

Prior to being the EastMinCom commander, Madrigal was first assigned to the Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) after being head of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro.

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