CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - Fifty-four senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received confirmation on their ad-interim appointments from the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, December 14, at the Senate Hall, in Pasay City.
PMA Superintendent, LtGen Rowen Tolentino, led the contingent of AFP officers. Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, the chairperson of the Committee on National Defense, recommended the confirmation which was then approved by the committee without objections.
The CA also okayed the appointments of BGen Jovencio Gonzales, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade; BGen Dennis Estrella, commander of Tactical Operations Wing Western Mindanao; BGen Fatima Claire Navarro, the AFP Surgeon General; and BGen Moises Nayve Jr, commander of the Army Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group.
Also confirmed by CA were 16 Colonels from the Philippine Army, 10 Colonels from the Philippine Air Force, eight (8) Captains from the Philippine Navy, two (2) Colonels from the Philippine Navy-Marines, and 13 Colonels from the Technical and Administrative Service of the AFP. /// (Photo by Sgt Manzano/PAO, AFP)
