CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally installed Col Xerxes Trinidad as the new chief of the Public Affairs Office AFP (PAOAFP) on October 27 at the General Headquarters here.

Col Trinidad replaced LtCol Enrico Gil Ileto, who moved on to pursue full time his Master’s in National Security Administration, in the ceremony presided by LtGen Charlton Sean Gaerlan, The Deputy Chief of Staff AFP.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally installed BGen Ramon Zagala as the commander of the Civil Relations Service AFP (CRSAFP) in a change of command ceremony on October 26 here. 

He replaced BGen Arvin Lagamon who assumed as the new Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, J7, on October 24.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, welcomed Rear Admiral Peter Gumataotao (Ret), Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) during the latter’s courtesy visit on October 26 at the AFP General Headquarters here.

In their meeting, the two discussed training and education opportunities in the APCSS and exchanged perspectives on present and emerging security issues and threats and how to address them.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and VAdm Gaudencio Collado Jr (Ret), Chief Executive Officer and President of the Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI), led the groundbreaking ceremony and signing of the memorandum of agreement for the modular transient facility project on October 25 here.

The project, consisting of one cluster of living spaces, is part of AFPSLAI’s corporate social responsibility program and seeks to provide quality temporary accommodation to AFP personnel visiting Camp Aguinaldo.