Kalinaw News: AFP Central Command Chief bids Farewell and Thanks to the Team Achievers

Posted to the Kalinaw News Website (Jul 23, 2021): AFP Central Command Chief bids Farewell and Thanks to the Team Achievers (ByPeter Eduaria)

Camp Leon Kilat, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental – Lieutenant General Roberto T Ancan PA, Commander, Central Command, AFP made his exit visit at Headquarters, 302nd Infantry (Achiever) Brigade on 20 July 2021. He was accorded with foyer honors by Colonel Leonardo I Peña (MNSA) PA, Brigade Commander, 302nd Infantry Brigade in front of the Unit’s Administration building upon his arrival.

LtGen Ancan’s heart truly belongs in Negros Island because he is a full-blooded Negrense born in Victorias, Negros Occidental on August 21, 1965 and lived as a very simple child yet very smart eldest son among the four siblings. He studied in an all-boys high school at Don Bosco Victorias where he was chosen to be the Corps Commander during their batch for Citizens Army Training or CAT. He was raised from a modest family, whose father worked as a government civilian employee, which brought him to aspire to be of help to his parents; that was why he availed the full-time scholarship grant offered by the Philippine Military Academy in 1983 and graduated with the PMA “Hinirang” Class of 1987.

As an Army officer, he has been guided by his quest for excellence which brought him to the upper percentile of his contemporaries and gave him the opportunities to undergo various military trainings both local and abroad. Such privileges are not common to everyone for one selected has to be chosen from among the best candidates. He is a well-rounded officer who took assignments in different parts of the country (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) and even served abroad where he held positions in different capacities because of his exemplary skills and proficiency in holding various tasks that led to where he is now.

With his more than three decades of military service, he became one of the most decorated officers in the Armed Forces of the Philippines because of his worthy contributions for the accomplishment of the AFP’s mission; he also achieved the three command positions that every Philippine Army officer dreams, if God destined him to occupy before his retirement: as Brigade Commander for a One-Star Position when he was posted as the Commander of 1002nd Infantry (BAGWIS) Brigade, 10th Infantry (AGILA) Division, Philippine Army; as Division Commander for a Two-Star Position when he was designated as Commander of the 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division, Philippine Army; and now as Commander of a Three-Star Position when he was appointed as the 22nd Commander, Central Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines. That is how bless our Honored Guest is; because he always believes and acknowledges the power of the Almighty.

Lieutenant General Ancan, on his message, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the men and women of the 302nd Brigade for their dedications to work which can be attributed to the various accomplishments rendered during his stint as the Central Command Chief. “Now as the Commander of Central Command, I like to appreciate the accomplishment of this Brigade when I assumed as the Commander last October 2019, till now, your Brigade has been achieving well and accomplishing the mission being provided both by the Central Command as well as the JTF Spear, 3rd Infantry Division. Keep up the good work and carry-on with the achievements of this Achiever Brigade.” Lieutenant General Ancan added.

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