Thursday, September 26, 2019

Marawi siege veteran appointed PMA commandant

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 26, 2019): Marawi siege veteran appointed PMA commandant



Brigadier Gen. Romeo Brawner, the new commandant of the Philippine Military Academy. (PNA file photo)

The Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade will have a new officer-in-charge starting Friday (September 27), after Brigadier General Romeo Brawner has been assigned Commandant of Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA).

Brawner, who headed 103IB since December 5, 2018, will replace Brig. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, who resigned following the death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio from hazing.


At the height of the Marawi siege in 2017, Brawner was assigned to act as the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He had just graduated then from the United States Army War College.

Brawner, a member of PMA Class 1989, said he received the order to replace Bacarro’s post on September 24.

Deputy Brigade Commander Col. Jose Maria Cuerpo, of PMA Class 1990, will take over as officer-in-charge of 103rd IB starting September 27.

Cuerpo has been the brigade’s second-highest official since June 1, 2017.

The 103rd Brigade has jurisdiction over Marawi City and the province of Lanao del Sur excluding the towns of Malabang, Balabagan, Kapatagan, and Picong.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1081568

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