{"id":131053,"date":"2017-11-14T03:55:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T08:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=131053"},"modified":"2017-11-14T03:55:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T08:55:31","slug":"madrigal-to-assume-as-new-eastmincom-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/14\/madrigal-to-assume-as-new-eastmincom-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrigal to assume as new Eastmincom chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_131057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131057\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/11947520_958477734212464_9208333888466018570_n.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131057\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/11947520_958477734212464_9208333888466018570_n.png\" alt=\"A change of command ceremony will be conducted Wednesday to formally turn over the Eastmincom leadership at the Naval station Felix Apolinario, Camp Panacan. (Photo: Eastern Mindanao Command, AFP\/Facebook)\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/11947520_958477734212464_9208333888466018570_n.png 512w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/11947520_958477734212464_9208333888466018570_n-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/11947520_958477734212464_9208333888466018570_n-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A change of command ceremony will be conducted Wednesday to formally turn over the Eastmincom leadership at the Naval station Felix Apolinario, Camp Panacan. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eastmincom\/photos\/a.190504837676428.47939.190478537679058\/958477734212464\/?type=1&amp;theater\">Photo:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eastmincom\/\">Eastern Mindanao Command, AFP\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DAVAO CITY\u2014 Major General Benjamin Madrigal will assume as the new Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) commander Wednesday, replacing Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, who was named the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n<p>A change of command ceremony will be conducted Wednesday to formally turn over the Eastmincom leadership at the Naval station Felix Apolinario, Camp Panacan.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview Tuesday, Guerrero confirmed Madrigal\u2019s appointment.<br \/>\n\u201cYes, Gen. Madrigal will be replacing me as the new commander of the Eastern Mindanao,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n<p>Before making the announcement about Madrigal\u2019s appointment, Guerrero hinted to Davao reporters about his replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Madrigal was previously assigned as the chief of Southern Luzon Command (SolCom). He was also the former Commander of the Philippine Army\u2019s 4th Infantry Division based in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro city.<\/p>\n<p>A member of Philippine Military Class 1985, Madrigal is also the same class of 10th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Noel Clement; 4th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Ronald Villanueva; 6th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega; and, the Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista.<\/p>\n<p>Madrigal also served as the commander of the 701st Infantry Brigade based in Mati, Davao Oriental; assistant division commander and acting division commander of 10th ID before he became the 4th ID chief in Cagayan de Oro city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVAO CITY\u2014 Major General Benjamin Madrigal will assume as the new Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) commander Wednesday, replacing Gen. Rey &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":131057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[32969,32970],"class_list":["post-131053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-ph","tag-madrigal-to-assume-as-new-eastmincom-chief","tag-major-general-benjamin-madrigal","mauthors-rhoda-grace-saron","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}