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2 AFP officers get new positions

- Jaime Laude -
January 21, 2012 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced yesterday the reassignment of two of its senior officers holding key military positions.

AFP deputy chief of staff Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara was designated as commander of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), which Maj. Gen. Noel Coballes, chief of the Army’s 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division, was named as the new head of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom).                                 

AFP

ANTHONY ALCANTARA

ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

MAJ

NOEL COBALLES

NOLCOM

NORTHERN LUZON COMMAND

TABAK

WESTERN MINDANAO COMMAND

WESTMINCOM
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