General Andres Centino will remain as the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the new administration as stated in the law, the Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and AFP Chief Gen. Andres Centino (Photo courtesy of the AFP) Centino was...
Was the failure of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson to produce P800 million for Partido Reporma the real reason former Speaker Pantaleon ‘’Bebot’’ Alvarez switched his support from the lawmaker to his rival, Vice President Leni Robredo? ‘’His (Alvarez’s) chief of staff...
Retired general Lisandro Abadia, who served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the early 1990s, has passed away, the military confirmed Monday, Jan. 10. He was 83. General Lisandro Abadia (Ret.) (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines Museum) “The Armed...
Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, the newly installed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has issued his very first directive to the 150,000-strong military and that is to finish off the communist insurgency before President Duterte steps down from office in June 2022. Lt. Gen....
President Duterte has appointed Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Centino will replace General Jose Faustino whose mandatory retirement age of 56 is today, Nov. 12. Centino is the 57th AFP chief of...
Malacañang has confirmed the designation of Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective Friday, Nov.12, 2021. Newly-installed AFP chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino (Photo from Facebook) Thus, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), officially received his fourth star and was promoted to the rank of General on Thursday, Oct. 7. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Philippines, obtains his fourth star and is...
The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to set the term of the chief of staff and other senior military officers holding key positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to three years. Senate Bill No. 2376 or the “Act Strengthening Professionalism...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), secured the approval of the Commission on Appointments (CA) for his promotion to a full-pledged general on Wednesday, September 15. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), is hoping to finish off the communist insurgency problems in the country before the end of this year. Faustino said that he relayed this goal to all military commanders during a command conference on Wednesday, or...
The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed "full confidence" in the capability of Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. as he is set to officially take oath as the 56th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday afternoon, July 31. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., 56th Chief of...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., incumbent commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) in Mindanao, has been appointed by President Duterte to be the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective Saturday, July 31. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. is appointed as the Chief...
