MALACAÑANG announced on Tuesday the appointment of Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines replacing outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa who is set to retire.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the announcement in a statement released by Malacanang.
She said Bautista, who is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Dimalupig” Class of 1981, will assume his new position on January 20, 2013.
Valte thanked Dellosa “for having served the country and our uniformed personnel with exemplary dedication and commitment.”
Lt. Gen. Bautista is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and prior to his appointment had served as Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s ‘Dimalupig’ Class of 1981, he completed his Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PCOO)
Aquino to confer Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander on Dellosa
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will confer the Presidential Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander and citation on outgoing Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Jessie D. Dellosa in ceremonies to be held at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday.
The conferment rites will be simultaneous with Dellosa’s retirement and turnover of command of the AFP to his successor Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista.
Upon his arrival, the Chief Executive will be accorded full military honors with 21 gun salute.
During the conferment ceremonies, the President will be assisted by Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and Dellosa’ s wife Mary Rose. After the presentation of the award to Dellosa, the change of command ceremony will immediately follow.
The President will then deliver his keynote speech before an estimated 600 guests composed of former Presidents, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Secretaries, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, Foreign Armed Forces Attaches, former secretaries of the Department of National Defense, former Chiefs of Staff of the AFP, officials of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine National Police, Quezon City local government officials, veterans, and members of the AFP Affiliated Organizations and the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979.
Dellosa served as the 43rd Chief of Staff of the AFP following the retirement of General Eduardo Oban, Jr. on December 13, 2011. Dellosa, a former aide-de-camp to the late former President Corazon Aquino, is a member of Philippine Military Academy “Matapat” Class of 1979. (PCOO)