TOP STORY: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named retired general Carlito Galvez as the country's new defense chief on Monday, January 9, after the defense department’s former OIC Jose Faustino Jr. resigned and destabilization rumors spread.
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named retired general Carlito Galvez as the country’s new defense chief on Monday, January 9, after the defense department’s former officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. resigned and destabilization rumors spread.
“It is with deep regret that the President has accepted the resignation of DND OIC Sr. Usec. Jose Faustino Jr. The President has offered the position of DND Secretary to Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. and he has accepted,” Presidential Communications Office OIC Cheloy Garafil told media in a statement.
Malacañang confirmed Faustino’s resignation after rumors about it spread over the weekend. On Saturday, January 7, Faustinothe Armed Forces of the Philippines change of command ceremony that saw the controversial return of General Andres Centino as chief of staff.
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