The former defense OIC earlier said he only learned of Andres Centino’s oath taking as AFP chief from news and social media reports.
Late Friday, January 6, the Palace announced that, in an unprecedented move, Marcos appointed Duterte-era AFP chief GeneralFive months prior, it was Marcos himself who led the turnover of the AFP leadership from Centino to Lieutenant General Bartolome Bacarro. A few months after that, Marcos appointed Centino as envoy to India, fulfilling an earlier promise to give Centino a post fit for a 4-star general.
Bacarro would have been the first AFP chief under the fixed-term law. He turned 56 in September 2022, but stayed on in service up until January 6, 2023 since he was AFP chief.By law, there can only be one 4-star general in the armed forces and it is reserved for the AFP chief. Although Centino no longer held the top post at the start of the Marcos administration, he did not retire early and therefore still kept the 4 stars on his shoulders.
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