From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 18, 2023): 7 AFP generals get new posts (By Priam Nepomuceno)
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said seven ranking officials have been designated to new positions in the organization.
This was based on the order of appointments issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., AFP public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto said in a statement.
Lt. Gen. William Gonzales, current AFP Inspector General, was designated as the new Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) chief.
Maj. Gen. Steve Crespillo, current Wesmincom chief, replaced Gonzales as the military's new Inspector General.
Ileto, meanwhile, said AFP deputy chief for staff for civil military operations Maj. Gen. Gabriel Viray III was named the new commander of the Philippine Army's 1st Infantry Division.
Succeeding Viray as the new AFP deputy chief for staff for civil military operations is Brig. Gen. Arvin Lagamon, who is currently the chief of the Civil Relations Service AFP (CRSAFP).
Meanwhile, Presidential Security Group chief Brig. Gen. Ramon Zagala has been reassigned as the new CRSAFP chief, replacing Lagamon.
"The task of protecting the President and the First Family as well as visiting heads of states and diplomats will pass on to Brig. Gen. Jesus Nelson Morales, the current deputy commander of Air Logistics Command," Ileto said.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Edmundo Peralta assumed office as the new chief of the Intelligence Service of the AFP (ISAFP) in an assumption of command ceremony presided by AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
"The movements demonstrate the progressive military careers enjoyed by these officers and the AFP being a dynamic organization. The officers were duly screened by the AFP Board of Generals following the principles of merit, fitness, character, and honor. The candidates were endorsed through the Secretary of National Defense to the Commander-in-Chief," Ileto said.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1212023
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