Wesmincom chief, 31 other AFP officers get CA nod
Senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) await confirmation of their appointments by the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the Senate. Photo by Christia Marie Ramos/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the ad interim appointments of 32 senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including newly promoted Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom).
Among those also confirmed by the CA was Brig. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Army’s 103rd Brigade in Marawi.
Brawner assumed his post in December 2018 after his predecessor, Brig. Gen. Generoso Ponio, ended his tour of duty.
READ: Brawner is new commander of 103rd Brigade in Marawi
Below is the list of the newly confirmed officials of the AFP:
- Ryan Bakabak to the rank of Captain, Philippine Navy
- Ewald Manay to the rank of Colonel, Philippine Air Force
- Loumer Bernabe to the rank Rear Admiral
- Bagnus Gaerlan Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
- Benedict Arevalo to the rank of Brigadier General
- Emmanuel Anthony Ramos to the rank of Brigadier General
- Cornelio Valencia Jr. to the rank of Major General
- Bienvenido Regondola Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
- Ferdinand Jose Rivera to the rank of Brigadier General
- Romeo Brawner Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
- Reynaldo Aquino to the rank of Major General
- Henry Doyaoen to the rank of Brigadier General
- Roberto Ancan to the rank of Major General
- Renato David to the rank of Commodore
- Charlton Gaerlan to the rank of Brigadier General
- Laurence Mina to the rank of Brigadier General
- Rodrigo Mejia to the rank of Commodore
- Marceliano Teoflio to the rank of Brigadier General
- Glenn Cruz to the rank of Brigadier General
- Rommel Galang to the rank of Rear Admiral
- Antonio Ramon Lim to the rank of Lieutenant General
- Manuel Sequitin to the rank of Brigadier General
- Antonio Nafarrete to the rank of Brigadier General
- Divino Pabayo Jr. to the rank of Major General
- Lincoln Francisco Tagle to the rank of Brigadier General
- Corleto Vinluan Jr. to the rank of Major General
- Elpidio Talja Jr. to the rank of Brigadier General
- Cirilito Sobejana to the rank of Lieutenant General
- Tyne Bañas to the rank of Major General
- Camilo Balutan to the rank of Lieutenent General
- Jose Santos Carandang IV to the rank of Colonel, Corp of Professors (reserve)
- Diosdado Carreon to the rank of Major General. /muf
