President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today announced the appointment of Philippine Army Chief Lt. General Delfin N. Bangit as incoming Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines , vice Gen. Victor Ibrado, who is retiring on Wednesday, his 56th birthday.
The President will preside over the turnover of the AFP command in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday.
Bangit is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1978 and has held many sensitive and significant postings before he became Army chief. He also held the posts of Group Commander of the Presidential Security Group and Commander of the unified Southern Luzon Command (Solcom).Prior to his post as Solcom chief, he was the commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army from September 2007 to May 2008, and Chief, Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines from August 2006 to September 2007. He was the Chief of Staff, Intelligence and Security Group, Philippine Army from May 1997 to August 1998; Company Commander, Alpha Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G2), 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army; Area Command Staff for Intelligence, SOLCOM, AFP; Battalion Commander, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army. Bangit is a graduate of the Command and Staff Course at the Australian Army Command and Staff College; Pre-Commander Course for Battalion Commander and Infantry Officer Advance Course, both taken at the Combat Arms School, Training Command, Philippine Army; Anti-Urban Terrorist Patrol Training at the Louisiana State Police Academy; and the Foreign Officer Tactical Intelligence Course at the School for Military Intel in Australia. He finished his Master of Defense Studies from the University of Canberra, Australia in 2000. He is a recipient of five Distinguished Service Stars, three Bronze Cross Medals, Silver Wing Medal, 15 Military Merit Medals, Mindanao-Sulu, Visayas and Luzon Campaign Medals and Ribbons and a US Military Commendation Medal among others.
Lieutenant General Bangit is married to Daisy Magdangal – Bangit. They are blessed with three children, Harold, Diane, and Hector. |
