The Armed Forces of the Philippines' Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino PA presides over the Change of Chief of Office Ceremony on Monday, 31 January 2022, at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. MGen William N Gonzales PA formally assumed as The Inspector General, replacing BGen Joseph Ferrous S Cuison PN(M) who served as the acting TIG since LtGen Franco Nemesio M Gacal retired on 08 December 2021. (Photo by SN1 Viluan/PAO, AFP)


CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City — During its year-end Command Conference held at the AFP General Headquarters on 25 January 2022, the AFP leadership pushes to end the local communist insurgency by the time President Duterte’s term ends. With Major Services and Unified Commanders in attendance, AFP Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino reiterated the AFP’s urgent and key tasks for 2022—to end local armed conflict and ensure a secure and peaceful 2022 National and Local Elections.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) accorded military honors to the late General Lisandro C Abadia, former AFP Chief of Staff on January 25, 2022. General Andres C Centino PA, the current AFP Chief of Staff welcomed the family and relatives of General Abadia at the General Headquarters (GHQ), Camp Aguinaldo where the former Chief of Staff’s cremains shall stay for public viewing until January 27.