Army Administers the Donning of Ranks to the Newly Commissioned Reservist Officers

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FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila- The Philippine Army led by the Commanding General, Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito D Bautista, administered the Donning of Ranks to the Newly Commissioned Reservist Officers in a simple rite held on 27 September 2018 at Headquarters Philippine Army.

The newly commissioned Officers were Lieutenant Colonel Marciano R De Borja, Consul General of the Philippines in Agana, Guam and Lieutenant Colonel Benjur L Salimbangon, Representative, 4th District of Province of Cebu. Relatedly, part of the current thrust of the Philippine Army is the enhancement of its reserve manpower and personnel recruitment system as part of the development of its land power capabilities. With the commissioning of Ltc De Borja and Ltc Salimbangon, the Army Reserve Force has just added dynamic officers in its rank. CGPA in his remarks, “the Army is more confident now that it has reservist officers that are capable of leading its Ready Reserve Units to accomplish its mandated tasks given their respective expertise and experience in public service”.#

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