Kalinaw News: 30 Senior AFP Officers secure CA Approval on Promotions

Posted to Kalinaw News (Oct 14, 2020): 30 Senior AFP Officers secure CA Approval on Promotions

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved the ad interim appointments and nominations of 30 Generals, Flag and Senior Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, October 14 at the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City.

Brigadier General William N. Gonzales, Commander of Joint Task Force Sulu and 11th Infantry Division, Philippine Army got the CA nod for his nomination to Major General.

The CA’s Committee on National Defense also deliberated on and recommended for the approval of the ad interim appointments of Major General Fernyl G. Buca, Commodore Roy Vincent T. Trinidad, Commodore Alfonso F. Torres Jr., Brigadier General Leonel M. Nicolas, and Brigadier General Zosimo A. Oliveros.

Also confirmed were the promotions of Philippine Army Colonels Darius M. Resuello, Edgar G. Mangabay, Cesar J. Conte Jr., Virgilio C. Hamos Jr., Darwin F. Hernandez, Rhenante M. Salvador, Edwin M. Paredes, Christopher M. Diaz, Palmer M. Parungao, Emerito D. Pineda, Arnel B. Cabugon, Sofronio G. Abadier Jr., Marieto R. Pizana, and Eugenio E. Garcia.

Philippine Air Force Colonel Arthur B. Balunes; Navy Captains Ferdinand P. Gloria and Federico M. Alcantara; and Marine Colonels Ramil B. Densing and Jessie Jovette B. Cerbo likewise secured the CA approval.Colonels Nelson V. Posadas, Judith T. Espejo, and Reynaldo V. Capuz from the Medical Corps; Colonel Ashraf A. Chio from the Medical and Administrative Corps; and Colonel Vener C Malabanan III from the Judge Advocate General Service also got the approval from CA.

The CA chaired by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, found the AFP officers all qualified for the ranks given to them, upon the recommendation of Representative Luis A. Ferrer IV, Chairman of the CA National Defense Committee. It previously confirmed the ad interim appointments and promotions of 30 AFP senior officers on October 7. This included the
nomination of Major General Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr., Commander of Northern Luzon Command to the rank of Lieutenant General.

“Promotions in the AFP signify its longstanding commitment towards fortifying
professionalism which contributes in the effective and efficient performance of its mandate. The AFP is grateful for the trust and support of the Commission on Appointments to our members who took on higher responsibilities in serving our country as they rise through the military ranks,” General Gilbert Gapay, AFP Chief of Staff said.

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