{"id":243215,"date":"2020-01-28T01:03:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=243215"},"modified":"2020-01-28T01:03:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:03:37","slug":"camacho-makes-ph-naval-history-as-first-female-commodore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/28\/camacho-makes-ph-naval-history-as-first-female-commodore\/","title":{"rendered":"Camacho makes PH naval history as first female commodore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PH NAVY\u2019S FIRST. AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. (right) leads the donning ceremony for Commodore Luzviminda Camacho, one of the AFP’s newly-promoted senior officials, in Camp Aguinaldo on Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2020). Camacho made history as the first female Commodore (equivalent to Brigadier General or one-star rank in the Army, Air Force, and Marines) of the Philippine Navy. (Photo courtesy of AFP Public Affairs Office via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— A Philippine Navy officer made history as the first woman to become a Commodore (equivalent to Brigadier General or one-star rank in the Army, Air Force, and Marines).<\/p>\n

Promoted to the rank was Captain Luzviminda Camacho, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Office of Legislative Affairs.<\/p>\n

Aside from being the first woman to get the rank, Camacho is the first female chief of her office, the first woman to command a Philippine Navy ship and the first female commander of peacekeepers sent by the Philippines to Haiti.<\/p>\n

Camacho was among the three senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who formally donned their next higher rank in a ceremony in short ceremonies at the General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Tuesday.<\/p>\n

AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., who just became a four-star general Monday, presided over the donning ceremony.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Roberto Ancan, Central Command head, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.<\/p>\n

He previously led the Zamboanga Del Sur-based 1st Infantry Division and is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1987.<\/p>\n

Promoted to the rank of Major General is Brig. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., who is the current commander of AFP Civil Relations Service.<\/p>\n

He is the former commander of Joint Task Force Haribon and deputy commander of Eastern Mindanao Command and a member of PMA Class of 1989.<\/p>\n

Present during the donning ceremonies were senior military officers led by AFP vice chief-of-staff Vice Admiral Gaudencio Collado, Jr., and families of the newly-promoted officials.<\/p>\n

Military honors at the General Headquarters Canopy were also rendered for Ancan who is the most senior of the newly-promoted officers.<\/p>\n

Promotions of generals and senior officers in the military signify the advancement in their careers as soldiers.<\/p>\n

It also implies the bigger and more crucial responsibilities that they have to carry towards the attainment of the AFP\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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