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(Eagle News) –Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana is the incoming Philippine Army commanding general. Sobejana will replace Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, who is slated to succeed outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Felimon Santos Jr. on Aug. 3. Santos will reach the mandatory age of retirement of 56 on the same day. Sobejana was a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1987. He received the Medal of Valor, the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lt. General Gilbert Gapay as the country’s next Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. In a letter to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, President Duterte said Gapay will assume the helm of the AFP on Aug. 3. He will replace General Felimon Santos Jr., who is slated to reach the mandatory age of retirement of 56. Santos and the AFP Board of Generals had recommended Gapay to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Army has a new commanding general. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay to the post vacated by Lt. General Macairog Alberto, who is set to retire on December 6. Gapay headed the Southern Luzon command prior to his appointment. His designation is approved effective December 6.
(Eagle News) — Authorities are strengthening maritime security to ensure that no militant will make it to other provinces through bodies of water. Brigadier General Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson in the Eastern Mindanao Command, said there were in particular six border stations covering the country’s backdoor. “(The strengthening of maritime security) is done in coordination with other government agencies–the Bureau of Immigration, Coastguard, Bureau of Customs, Philippine National Police, and other local government […]
