Malaya Business Insight (Jan 16, 2019): Gapay new Solcom chief, vice Pamonag
MAJ. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, the former chief of the Army’s Mechanized Infantry Division, has been named as the acting commander of the military’s Southern Luzon Command overseeing counter-insurgency operations in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol region.
Gapay, a member of the Philippine Military Academy class of 1986, assumed command as Solcom chief yesterday in Camp Gen. Nakar in Lucena City. He took over from Lt. Gen. Danilo Pamonag, of PMA class 1985, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.
Gapay was named as MID chief in January 2017. He also served as the Army chief of staff and deputy commander of the AFP’s Eastern Mindanao Command.
AFP public affairs chief Col. Noel Detoyato said Gapay’s appointment papers have yet to be signed by President Duterte, the military’s commander-in-chief.
Detoyato said the military leadership recommended Gapay to be Solcom commander. “He is the topnotcher of his PMA class. He is a very competent administrative and operations officer,” he said of Gapay.
AFP chief Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., who presided over the turnover ceremony, paid tribute to Pamonag, who previously served as commander of the Army’s Special Operations Command.
Pamonag played a key role in the liberation of Marawi City from the hands of the Daesh-inspired Maute Group in 2017 and in the defense of Zamboanga City from rogue Moro rebels in 2013.
“His outstanding leadership and capacity as a military commander were vital in our defense of Zamboanga City, Marawi City, and the Solcom area of responsibility which serves as a gateway to our capital and center of political and economic activity,” said Madrigal.
“On behalf of every soldier, airman, sailor, and marine, I thank Lt. Gen. Danilo Pamonag for his dedicated service and for his tireless work in defending our country against any threat,” Madrigal said.
https://malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/gapay-new-solcom-chief-vice-pamonag
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