AFP Southern Luzon commander, spox, other military officers get CA panel nod

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Aug 24, 2020): AFP Southern Luzon commander, spox, other military officers get CA panel nod (By: Christia Marie Ramos)

Commission on Appointments hearing: Fifteen senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines take their oath during the hybrid deliberation of the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on Appointments Monday, August 24, 2020, for their ad interim appointments and nomination. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB)

The ad interim appointments and nominations of 15 senior officers in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including Southern Luzon Command chief Maj. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and AFP spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edgardo Arevalo, have been recommended for confirmation by a panel of the Commission on Appointments (CA).

CA’s Committee on National Defense approved the recommendation of the AFP officers’ confirmation in a “hybrid” hearing on Monday.

Aside from Parlade and Arevalo, the CA panel also recommended the ad interim appointments and nominations of the following AFP officers:

Araus Robert Musico to the rank of Brigadier General
Angelica Torres to the rank of Brigadier General
Carlito Bueno to the rank of Brigadier General
Armel Tolato to the rank of Brigadier General
Edgard Arevalo to the rank of Major General
Rowen Tolentino to the rank of Major General
Norwyn Romeo Tolentino to the rank of Brigadier General
Edgardo de Leon to the rank of Major General
Danilo Cariño to the rank of Brigadier General
Andrew Costelo to the rank of Brigadier General
Peale Jon Bondoc to the rank of Major General
Lyndon Sollesta to the rank of Brigadier General
Corleto S. Vinluan Jr. to the rank of Lieutenant General

The panel’s recommendation will be transmitted to the CA plenary for either rejection or approval.

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