THE anti-coup support force 2nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army welcomed Thursday its new commander after the mandatory retirement of its former commander Major General Romeo Gan.
Brig. Gen. Rhoderick Parayno, outgoing commander of the Civil Relations Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, replaced Gan during a command turnover ceremony at Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal.
Parayno is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Sandiwa” Class 1985, while Gan belongs to PMA “Matikas” Class ’83.
Brig. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista, outgoing Deputy Commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) and concurrent commander of the Joint Task Force Harribon, will assume the AFP-CRS command on November 20. Evangelista is a member of the PMA “Sinagtala” Class ’86.
The turnover of command is just a prelude to a bigger movement of position by senior officers come December 8 with the mandatory retirement of AFP chief of staff Gen. Ricardo Visaya.