The unthinkable has happened in the Philippine military: their former chief is returning to the same post he vacated five months ago.
MANILA, Philippines – In a bizarre move, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Andres Centino as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – five months after he plucked him out of the same post and named him ambassador to India.
In a release to media, the PCO said Centino replaced incumbent AFP chief Lt General Bartolome Bacarro, who was Marcos’ pick to replace Centino, then military boss, in August 2022. The President himself was the guest of honor in the change of command from Centino to Bacarro. The release said Centino “replaces previous appointee” Bacarro.
He reaches the mandatory retirement age of 56 next month, February, but a new law qualifies him for a fixed three-year term.
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