Appointment, nomination of 30 senior AFP officers get CA nod

The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday gave approval to the ad interim appointment and nomination of 30 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

The nomination of Brigadier General William Gonzales to the rank of Major General secured the nod of the CA. He is the commander of Joint Task Force Sulu and the 11th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army.

The CA also found these 29 other AFP officers qualified for their ad interim appointments:

• Major General Fernyl Buca
• Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad
• Commodore Alfonso Torres Jr.
• Brigadier General Leonel Nicolas
• Brigadier General Zosimo Oliveros
• Colonel Darius Resuello, Philippine Army
• Colonel Edgar Mangabay, Philippine Army
• Colonel Cesar Conte Jr., Philippine Army
• Colonel Virgilio Hamos Jr., Philippine Army
• Colonel Darwin Hernandez, Philippine Army
• Colonel Rhenante Salvador, Philippine Army
• Colonel Edwin Paredes, Philippine Army
• Colonel Christopher Diaz, Philippine Army
• Colonel Palmer Parungao, Philippine Army
• Colonel Emerito Pineda, Philippine Army
• Colonel Arnel Cabugon, Philippine Army
• Colonel Sofronio Abadier Jr., Philippine Army
• Colonel Marieto Pizana, Philippine Army
• Colonel Eugenio Garcia, Philippine Army
• Colonel Arthur Balunes Jr., Philippine Air Force
• Colonel Ramil Densing, Philippine Navy-Marines
• Colonel Jessie Jovette Cerbo, Philippine Navy-Marines
• Colonel Nelson Posadas -  Medical Corps
• Colonel Judith Espejo -  Medical Corps
• Colonel Reynaldo Capuz - Medical Corps
• Colonel Ashraf Chio - Medical and Administrative Corps
• Colonel Vener Malabanan III - Judge Advocate General Service
• Captain Ferdinand Gloria, Philippine Navy
• Captain Federico Alcantara, Philippine Navy

Last week, the CA also confirmed the promotion of 30 other AFP senior officials. — BM, GMA News