Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported that six Armenian soldiers were taken hostage by Azerbaijani troops in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province on Thursday, complicating an already tense standoff
Andres Centino appointed new Philippine Army chief
Published May 15, 2021 9:42pm Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Saturday night confirmed the appointment of Major General Andres Centino as Philippine Army chief, replacing Lieutenant General Jose Faustino. Lorenzana did not give other details on the appointment. Centino was commander of the 4th Infantry Division, which is based in Cagayan de Oro City. Before becoming 4th ID commander in May last year, Centino was the Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. Meanwhile, Faustino previously headed the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) in Davao City. He is due to retire by November of this year.
UP lauds Lorenzana s move to sack military intel chief from post
Published January 29, 2021 2:48pm
Updated January 29, 2021 2:55pm The University of the Philippines on Friday expressed appreciation to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana s move to remove Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Major General Alex Luna from his post due to an erroneous list of suspected communist rebels killed by the military. We in the University of the Philippines express our appreciation for Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s decisive action in relieving Major General Alex Luna of his position as Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence following the publication of a list of alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed by state forces an erroneous list that included members of the UP community who were neither members of the NPA nor slain by state forces, UP said in a statement.
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Lorenzana relieved on Thursday Major General Alex Luna from his post as Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence following the publication of erroneous list of people tagged as NPA members arrested and killed by state forces.
“We in the University of the Philippines express our appreciation for Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s decisive action in relieving Major General Alex Luna of his position as Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence following the publication of a list of alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed by state forces – an erroneous list that included members of the UP community who were neither members of the NPA nor slain by state forces,” UP said in a statement Friday.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the relief of Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Major General Alex Luna after an "erroneous list" of alleged members of the New People's Army killed by the state forces was published.