AFP announces new designations

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lt. Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa announced new assignments of senior officers on Sunday following the retirement of two ranking officers and the impending retirement of another one next week.

Commodore Zyril D. Carlos, the current commander of the Naval Forces Central, will take the post of chairman of the AFP Bids and Awards Committee (AFP-BAC). He will replace Maj. Gen. Nestor R. Sadiarin who will retire next week.

Col. Oscar P. Lopez will assume as chief of the AFP Management and Fiscal Office (MFO), replacing Brig. Gen. Honorato S. Delos Reyes who retired last February 11.

In his new position, Lopez will be responsible for disbursing funds to major fields and line units of the AFP. The MFO was established following the abolition of the Comptrollership Office to strengthen control of funds within the military.

Lopez is currently the commander of the 803rd Brigade of the 8TH Infantry Division.

Col. Galileo Gerard R. Kintanar was named as the new chief of the Office of Strategic and Special Studies, a major think tank of the AFP on national, regional, and strategic issues.

Kintanar is currently the assistant chief of Air Staff for Plans of the Philippine Air Force. He replaced Brig. Gen. R. Aradanas who retired last week.

Col. Joselito M. Reyes, chief of United Command Staff of Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), was designated as a permanent member of the Department of National Defense Bids and Awards Committee.

“The AFP will continue to institute positive changes and necessary adjustments for the betterment of the organization. I am very confident that the new set of designations will spur further improvement and contribute significantly in enabling the military institution to be more responsive and relevant in serving the Filipino people and fulfilling its constitutional mandate to the nation,” Dellosa said. (PNA/PIA9-ZBST)