President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro (Photo courtesy of the AFP-Southern Luzon Command)
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announ
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has chosen Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, commander of the Armed Forces the Philippines - Southern Luzon Command as new AFP chief of staff, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced on Monday. "The change of command for the new AFP chief of staff will be on August 8. This will give time for Gen. Bacarro to wind down at the SOLCOM and provide him with the transition to his new position in Camp Aguinaldo," Cruz-Angeles said. A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy, Bacarro was born on Sept. 18, 1966 in San Fernando, La Union. He graduated in the upper quartile of PMA "Maringal" Class of 1988. Angeles said outgoing CS-AFP Gen. Andres Centino, a classmate of Bacarro in PMA, is slated for a new post befitting a former chief of staff. Republic Act 11709, signed by President Duterte on April 13 this year sets a fixed three-year tour of duty for the AFP chief of staff, vice chief of st
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