CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—Major General Roberto Ancan assumed as Commander of the Cebu-based Central Command today, October 31, replacing acting commander MGen Dinoh Dolina.
A member of the Philippine Military Academy Hinirang Class of 1987, MGen Ancan is currently the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army based in Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur, a position he held since February 2019.
“During his stint as the 1ID Commander, he has led his unit to several successes and among them were notable accomplishments on the neutralization of high valued individuals and clearing of several guerrilla fronts.” Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Noel Clement said.
Prior to his present position, he was designated as Commander of the 1002nd Infantry Brigade and the Commanding Officer of the AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center that managed the organization, training, and deployment of AFP units to United Nations peacekeeping missions.
He was also the Commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion, 72nd Infantry Battalion, and 66th Infantry Battalion and was posted as a UN Military Observer in Timor Leste.
“Based on his long list of accomplishments of which I have personally witnessed we can deduce that MGen Ancan is indeed a fierce and both leader, the characteristic of leader that we are looking for to sustain and even intensify our efforts to enforce EO 70 and other initiatives of the command” Gen Clement added.
MGen Ancan is a graduate of the Basic Airborne, Scout Ranger, Field Artillery, Explosive Ordnance and Disposal, and Peacekeeping courses; and finished at the top of his Command and General Staff Course class at the AFP Command and General Staff College.
“To be the commander of the Central Command is not an easy task, you have to hurdle challenges, defy odds, and offset the threats that loomed in every corner of your area of responsibility, it is upon you to formulate cohesive strategies and plans to definitively address the communist threat, allow development to progress, and uphold peace and security in the whole of the Visayas region.” Gen Clement said.
Former CENTCOM Commander and now Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Noel Clement presided over the ceremony held at the Camp Lapu-lapu, Cebu City.
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