Aquino administers mass oath-taking of AFP officers in Malacañang

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 10): Aquino administers mass oath-taking of AFP officers in Malacañang

President Benigno S. Aquino III administered the mass oath-taking of the 49 newly-appointed generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces in a simple ceremony in Malacanang Monday.

The Chief Executive was joined by Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and the AFP high-ranking officials when he inducted the AFP generals at the Heroes Hall.

Among those who took their oath before the President at the Heroes Hall were: Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista, AFP Chief of Staff; Vice Adm. Edgar Abogado, Philippine Military Academy Superintendent; Lt. Gen. Alan Luga, AFP Vice Chief of Staff;

Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, commander of the Western Command; Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda, commander of the Central Command; Lt. Gen. Caesar Ronnie Ordoyo, commander of the South Luzon Command; Rear Admiral Jaime Bernardino, commander of the Naval Education and Training Command;

Maj. Gen. Leo Cresente Ferrer, Senior Military Adviser for the Government of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Panel; Rear Admiral Philip Cacayan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, AFP; and Maj. Gen. Benito Antonio de Leon, commander of the Training and Doctrine Command, Philippine Army.

The President also inducted into office Maj. Gen. Danilo Servando, commander of the Army Support Command; Maj. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., commander of the 7th Infantry Division, PA;

Maj. Gen. Nicanor Vivar, commander of the 3rd Air Division of the Philippine Air Force (PAF); Rear Admiral Jesus Millan, Chief of Naval Staff, Philippine Navy; Rear Admiral Leopoldo Alano, commander of the Naval Sea Systems and Support Command;

Maj. Gen. Richard Siga-An, Air Force Inspector General, PAF;

Maj. Gen. Crisologo Nayve; DCS for CEIS, J6, AFP; Maj. Gen. Romeo Gapuz, commander of the 6ID, PA; Maj. Gen. John Bonafos, commander of Special Operations Command; Brig. Gen Felix Castro, ADC, 9ID, Philippine Army.

Also sworn in were Brig. Gen. Jet Velarmino, CS, PA; Maj. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, commander of the AFP Headquarters and Headquarters Service Command; Brig. Gen. Romeo Labador; commander of the 801st Infantry Brigade, PA;

Comm. Nodolfo Tejada, commander of the Naval Forces Northern Luzon, PN; Brig Gen. William Turalde, commander of the ARC, PAF; Brig. Gen. Ricardo Visaya, ADC, 4ID, PA; Brig. Gen Conrado Parra Jr, Wing Commander of the 570th CTW, PAF;

Brig. Gen. Luis Vinoya, chairman of the PA BAC2; Brig. Gen. Dante Costes, commander of CEISSA AFP; Brig. Gen. Bobby Calleja, commander of 203rd Infantry Division, PA.

Brig. Gen. Eliseo Posadas, Chief of ODR, DND; Brig. Gen. Orlando de Leon, Commander of the 2MBDE, PMC; Commodore George Catameo, AJ9, AFP; Brig. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr., Wing Commander 15th Strick Wing, PAF; Brig. Gen Ademar Tomaro, Commander, 602nd, INF BDE, PA;

Brig. Gen. Quirino Calonzo, commander of the AFPRESCOM; Commodore Antonio Habulan Jr. commander, NFEM, PN; Brig. Gen. Francisco Patrimonio, commander of 302nd INF BDE, PA; Brig. Gen. Marian Aleido, TJAG, AFP;

Brig. Gen. Wilfredo Bonilla, AIA, PIA

Brig. Gen. Romeo Gan, ADC, 6ID, PA; Brig. Gen. Mayoralgo dela Cruz, ADC, LAD, PA; Commodore Joel dela Cruz, commander, SERVFOR, PF, PN; Commodore Franco Sebastian Pan, DC, SOLCOM, AFP;

Commodore Ronald Joseph Mercado, Commander, ACF, PF, PN; Brig. Gen. John G. Estoesta, DC, 3AD, PAF, Brig. Gen. Oscar T. Lactao, chief of AFPCC, Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Castillo, AFIA, PAF and Brig. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of 701st INF Brigade, PA.

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