Joint Task Force - National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) commander Brig. Gen. Abraham Claro Casis formally retired from the military after 35 years of service, during a short ceremony held at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Wednesday.
Casis was replaced by Brig. Gen. Cristobal Zaragoza, incumbent assistant division commander for operations of the Cagayan de Oro-based 4th Infantry Division.
A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1985, Casis is a seasoned intelligence and operations officer, a sportsman, and an accomplished commander.
He also served as the operations officer of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) during the administrations of former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III.
During his assignment with the PSG, Casis crafted the first-ever PSG Operation Handbook and the VIP Protection Handbook that made the protectors of the Chief Executive more responsive to all given VIP security operations.
Casis also commanded the Military Intelligence Group 2 (MIG 2) and was recognized as the best MIG for its outstanding accomplishment in the field of intelligence.
As a sportsman, he led the AFP Cavaliers Basketball Team to the championship during the 4th Season of the UNTV Games, where they donated the cash prize worth PHP4 million to AFP scholarship programs.
In early 2000, the AFP declared the province of Bohol as "peaceful and insurgency free" through his notable leadership of the 6th Special Forces Battalion, which was also awarded as the Best Battalion of Central Command.
His leadership and expertise in the field of internal security operation during his stint as 703rd Infantry Brigade head, was vital in securing the people of the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, and the southern municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya and Eastern Pangasinan.
The methodology he used in winning peace and development in the province of Bohol became one of the templates of the AFP Internal Security Plan “Bayanihan”.
“A leader of his own caliber, Brig. Gen. Casis has efficiently steered the command to rightfully perform its mandated task of maintaining the security, upholding peace and order, and protecting the seat of government in the National Capital Region and other areas of the country as directed,” AFP Chief-of-Staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal said.
Meanwhile, Zaragoza is a member of PMA Class of 1987.
Prior to his new assignment in JTF-NCR, he led the 401st Infantry Brigade in intensifying the peace and development efforts together with stakeholders to weaken the insurgency in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
He was also commander of Task Force Davao in 2015 and 30th Infantry Battalion under the 402nd Brigade in 2008.
Zaragoza also held several intelligence-related positions, such as chief of staff of the AFP’s Intelligence Service, area unified command staff for intelligence of the Eastern Mindanao Command, and assistant chief of staff for intelligence of the 2nd Infantry Division.
He was also assigned as chief of the Unified Command Staff of EMC and area unified command staff for operations of the Northern Luzon Command.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061223
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