Coballes is new Army chief at ‘challenging and delicate’ time
By Frances Mangosing
Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Noel Coballes on Tuesday assumed his post as the new Commanding General Of the Philippine Army.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Noel Coballes on Tuesday assumed his post as the new Commanding General Of the Philippine Army.

Incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista said Wednesday that he was “humbled” to have been chosen to lead the military.

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.

In order for there to be peace in the Philippines, the entire Filipino population should be one in denouncing the violence of armed groups, a commanding general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday night.