From the Manila Times (Aug 28, 2019): Region 4B Army gets new commander
CAMP CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal: A Special Forces-trained senior officer assumed command of the Philippine Army’s 203rd Infantry Brigade, which has operational jurisdiction over parts of Region 4B — Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon (Mimaro).
Brig. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., commander of the Second Infantry Division, presided over the formal transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability from Brig. Gen. Marceliano Teofilo to Col. Antonio Lastimado.
Burgos commended Teofilo for the “head ways his troops and units attained during his almost 10-month tour of duty” brought about by the “decisive engagements, New People’s Army mass surrender and neutralization of key terrorist personalities.”
Teofilo will be designated as Burgos’s Assistant Division Commander, thus, “his wisdom and expertise will be felt not only in Mimaro, but also in Calabarzon (Region 4A — Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon).”
A “Military Merit Medal Interim to Distinguished Service Star” was conferred on Teofilo for meritorious achievements in a position of major responsibility.
Teofilo expressed his “utmost gratitude to the men and women of the 203rd Brigade as well as to our stakeholders for the unwavering dedication to duty and unparalleled support.”
He attributed his success as Commander to his “hardworking battalion commanders and troops in the front lines” whose commitment to duty “made things happen in this part of the country” while also recognizing the iron-clad partnership which his unit has forged with the local government officials, Philippine National Police, nongovernment organizations and the general public.
Lastimado, a native of Leyte, served as the 203rd Brigade’s deputy commander prior to his assignment as brigade commander.
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