Philippine Air Force (PAF) commander Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalino Dela Cruz will be stepping down this Friday, five days earlier than his scheduled retirement day on April 30.
He will be leaving the service after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56 years old.
This was confirmed Tuesday by Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol, PAF spokesperson.
Retirement ceremony for Dela Cruz will be held at the Fernando Air Base,
Okol said that this will be done upon the request of Dela Cruz as this is the military facility where he started his Air Force career.
He added that President Benigno S. Aquino III will be the guest-of-honor in the PAF chief's retirement ceremony.
Okol stated that the availability of the Chief Executive was what prompted Dela Cruz to retire five days earlier.
"The President's schedule was Malacanang directed," the PAF spokesperson stressed.
Okol said that a ceremonial fly-by will be held during the retirement ceremony.
He also declined to comment on who will succeed Dela Cruz at the helm of the PAF, adding that it is the prerogative of the President to appoint a replacement for the retiring PAF chief.
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