The Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management (OSSSM) welcomes its new chief on Monday, November 14, in a joint Change of Chief of Office and Retirement Ceremony presided by The Deputy Chief of Staff, AFP VAdm Rommel Anthony SD Reyes at the General Headquarters, AFP.

BGen Edgardo C Palma relinquished his post as Chief, OSSSM to Col Haroun-al Rashid I Jaji after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56 and over 35 years of outstanding military service.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted the Combined Arms and Littoral Live Fire Exercise (CALLFEX) demonstration as part of the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on November 15, 2022 at Punta Baja, Rizal, Palawan.

The CALLFEX seeks to enhance the interoperability of Army forces with other branches of service in Joint and Combined Arms operations. It aims to improve the synchronization and integration of available assets, especially in providing support to ground forces to defeat the enemy.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines joins the nationwide launching of the Kadiwa ng Pasko at the Wellness Center inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, November 16.

Kadiwa ng Pasko project is an initiative of the national government led by the Department of Agriculture aimed at providing a market to the country’s local agricultural producers while at the same time giving the public access to affordable and high-quality products during this yuletide season.

CHANGE OF COMMAND | AFP Chief of Staff LtGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro presided over the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony for LtGen Robert Dauz, the Commander of Visayas Command who bowed out of the military on Monday, November 14.

LtGen Dauz served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines for over 38 years of outstanding military career. A member of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class of 1988, he rose through the ranks from being a Platoon Leader and Company Commander in the 1st Light Armor Battalion. He was also designated in key staff and command positions including as Vice Commander of the Philippine Army and commander of the Armor Division.

LtGen Dauz relinquished his post as Commander of Visayas Command to MGen Benedict Arevalo, the current commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, who will now oversee joint military operations in the Visayas in an acting capacity. (Photos by A2C Castro/PAO, AFP)