PMA welcomes new superintendent

From the Philippine Information Agency (Apr 10): PMA welcomes new superintendent

FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City -- The premiere military school in the country is set to welcome its new superintendent on Thursday, April 11.

Vice Admiral Edgar Abogado will replace Philippine Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Ireneo Espino who will retire on April 16, 2013.

Espino assumed his post as PMA Superintendent on November 23, 2012 serving less than five months in the academy.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista will preside over the scheduled turnover and change of command ceremony on Thursday at the PMA Fort Del Pilar here

Abogado is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Mapitagan” Class of 1980 while Espino is a member of PMA “Matapat” Class of 1979.

He is the former Commander of Central Command in Visayas. Maj. Gen. Roy Deveraturda replaced Abogado in a simple turnover ceremony on April 7, 2013 at the CentCom headquarters in Camp Lapu-Lapu, Cebu City.

Abogado is the fourth Navy officer to occupy the post as Centcom chief. CentCom is one of the AFP’s wide support commands combating terrorism and insurgency in the Visayas region.

Before his post as CentCom commander, Abogado served as PN’s chief of naval staff, deputy commander of the Philippine Fleet, and head of Assault Craft Force. He was also designated as Vice Commander of the Philippine Navy, the Commander of the Naval Forces Northern Luzon and Commander of PN Logistics Center.

He also commanded the Philippine Navy vessels BRP Gen. Mariano Alvarez (PS-38), BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), BRP Bagong Silang (PG-104), BRP Bagong Lakas (PG-102), BRP Liberato Picar (PG-377), and BRP Filipino Flojo (PG-386).

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