4th star for new Armed Forces chief of staff

Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista on Wednesday received his fourth star, two weeks after he formally assumed the post from his predecessor, retired Gen. Jessie Dellosa.

Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista on Wednesday received his fourth star, two weeks after he formally assumed the post from his predecessor, retired Gen. Jessie Dellosa.

On his assumption as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Thursday, Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista outlined the evolving role of the soldier in the era of climate change—saving lives in the face of more violent environmental disasters.
The National Bureau of Investigation should focus on the motive for the alleged one-way shootout in Atimonan, Quezon, that killed 13 persons, including two cops and two soldiers.

Incoming military chief of staff Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista on Wednesday said he wants to render communist insurgents and their armed struggle “irrelevant” during his term as the head of the 125,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines.

The son of a general who was killed by Moro rebels 35 years ago is the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, infamously tagged as “berdugo” (butcher) by militant activists, is the last of his kind in the military, so says Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, the chief of the Philippine Army.

The new Army chief Major General Emmanuel Bautista said he will continue the legacy of his father, the late Brigadier General Teodulfo Bautista, to pursue peace with insurgents.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Wednesday welcomed the support of the new Army chief, Major General Emmanuel Bautista, for the peace process.

The soldier-son of a general treacherously killed by Moro separatist rebels in the infamous massacre at Patikul, Sulu province, in October 1977 is taking over as new chief of the Philippine Army.
Incoming Army chief Major General Emmanuel Bautista says he is unfazed by the fact he’s younger than many of the division commanders of the Philippine Army.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Major General Emmanuel Bautista as the commanding general of the Philippine Army.