54 AFP officers get CA nod

MANILA, Philippines — More than 50 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) secured the nod of the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday.

According to the AFP, the CA confirmed the ad-interim appointments of 54 military officers.

Lt. Gen. Rowen Tolentino, superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy, led the AFP officers confirmed by the CA.

Rep. Jurdin Romualdo, who chairs the House committee on national defense, recommended the confirmation of the military officers.

The CA also confirmed the appointments of Brig. Gen. Jovencio Gonzales, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade; Brig. Gen. Dennis Estrella, commander of Tactical Operations Wing Western Mindanao; Brig. Gen. Fatima Claire Navarro, surgeon general of the AFP, and Brig. Gen. Moises Nayve Jr., commander of the Army Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group.

Sixteen colonels from the Philippine Army, 10 colonels from the Air Force, eight captains from the Navy, two colonels from the Philippine Marines and 13 colonels from the Technical and Administrative Service of the AFP were also confirmed by the CA.