In a surprise move, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Gen. Andres Centino as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. | NCorralesINQ /PDI
He previously served as commander of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, deputy chief of staff for operations , and commander of the 401st Infantry Brigade.
Under Republic Act No. 11709, or “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines” that took effect on July 1, 2022, the AFP chief serves a fixed, three-year term “unless sooner terminated by the President.”
In August last year, then Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles noted in a statement that “based on RA 11709, Gen. Bacarro will be the first to be given a fixed three-year term.”
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