President Benigno S. Aquino III inducted into office 50 new
generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Malacañang Palace
Also present during the oath-taking ceremony at 10 a.m. were
AFP Chief General Gregorio Catapang, Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs
Secretary Danilo Cortez, and Defense Undersecretary Honorio Azcueta.
The new officers were led by Western Luzon Command Commander
Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez, who was designated Balikatan director this year;
Central Luzon Command Commander Lt. General Nicanor Vivar; and Eastern Mindanao
Commander Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad.
Also inducted were Lt. Gen. Oscar Lopez, Maj. Gen. Edwin
Manuel Remotigue, Maj. Gen. Ivan Samarita, Maj. Gen. Rafael Valencia, Rear Adm.
Ronald Joseph Mercado, Maj. Gen. Raul del Rosario, Maj. Gen. Isagani Silva,
Rear Adm. Primitivo Gopo, Maj. Gen. Demosthenes Santillan, Maj. Gen. Richard
Lagrana, Maj. Gen. Romeo Gan, Maj. Gen. Ruben Carandang, Rear Adm. Allan Rosal,
Brig. Gen. Leandro Loyao, Brig. Gen. Edgar de Vera, Brig. Gen. Godfrey Julio,
Brig. Gen. Apolinario Alobba, Brig. Gen. Joselito Reyes, Brig. Gen.
Buenaventura Pascual, Brig. Gen. Jose Mirandilla, Jr., Commodore Edwin Mackay,
Brig. Gen. Rozzano Briguez, Brig. Gen. Paolo Leo Miciano, and Brig. Gen.
Guillermo Molina, Jr.
President Aquino, also the AFP commander-in-chief, likewise
swore in Brig. Gen. Ricardo Castilan, Commodore Narciso Vingson, Brig. Gen.
Ernesto Milo, Brig. Gen. Jonathan Ponce, Commodore Vicente Cejoco, Brig. Gen.
Ignacio Obligacion, Brig. Gen. Al Perreras, Brig. Gen. Glenn Macasero, Brig.
Gen. Arturo Jose Orticio Jr., Brig. Gen. Michael Beverlyn Manquiquis, Brig.
Gen. Gregory Cayetano, Commodore Ingemar Pernes, Brig. Gen. Herminigildo
Aquino, Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Quidilla, Brig. Gen. Marcial Constante Jr., Brig.
Gen. Paul Atal, Brig. Gen. Jon Aying, Brig. Gen. Aaron Fetalvero, Brig. Gen.
Benjamin Madrigal, Brig. Gen Tirso Dolina, Brig. Gen. Noelito Albano, Brig. Gen
Arnold Rafael Depakakibo, and Brig. Gen. Elvin Hermogino.
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