New Nolcom chief assumes post

MANILA, Philippines - Maj. Gen. Glorioso Miranda has assumed his post as the new commander of the Northern Luzon Command.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin led the turnover ceremony at Camp Aquino in Tarlac on Thursday.

Miranda replaced Lt. Gen. Felicito Virgilio Trinidad, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.

A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983, Miranda held various positions in Mindanao before he was named camp commander of Camp Aguinaldo in 2013 and of the 7th Infantry Division last year.