Duterte names new AFP chief

A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1986, Lt. Gen. Felimon T. Santos Jr. will assume his post on Saturday.Santos, who is currently the commanding general of the Eastern Mindanao Command based in Davao City, will assume the post to be vacated by outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Noel Clement.

Santos, based on a military dossier, is described as “adept in wide range peace and security programs not only in Mindanao but in the whole country, having been assigned with the strategic offices of the AFP dealing with Operations, Intelligence, and Civil-Military Operations.”He once headed the 11th Intelligence Service Unit based in Davao City and subsequently became the Group Commander of the Army’s Intelligence Service Group.

He also served as a battalion commander of 63rd Infantry Battalion in Samar Province, and assistant division commander of 6th Infantry Division, Philippine Army based in Datu Odin Sinsuat in Awang, Maguindanao. He also led the 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army based in Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Laur, Palayan, Nueva Ecija, prior to is assumption as commander of Eastern Mindanao Command.

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