Star Division welcomes new commander

The 5th Infantry “Star” Division (5ID) welcomed its new commander in a change of command and retirement ceremony presided by Army Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Camilo Z. Ligayo at the division headquarters in Camp Melchor F Dela Cruz, Upi, Gamu, Isabela on September 5, 2022.
 
5ID Assistant Division Commander Brig. Gen. Audrey L. Pasia succeeded retiring 5ID Commander Maj. Gen. Laurence E. Mina who will hang his uniform for the last time after a military career that spanned nearly 37 years.
 
Brig. Gen. Pasia held key leadership and staff posts throughout his career. Brig. Gen. Pasia, who specializes in military intelligence, served as chief of 5ID’s Office of Ethical Standards and Public Accountability; commander of the 702nd Infantry Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (7ID); chief of staff of 7ID; deputy and executive officer of the Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Philippine Army; and commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division.
 
Brig. Gen. Pasia, like his predecessor, belongs to the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Bigkis Lahi” Class of 1990. He took up extensive local and foreign schooling on military intelligence. He finished the General Staff Course at the AFP Command and General Staff College in 2010.
 
Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Mina is a full-blooded Star Trooper. He led 5ID in dismantling two guerrilla fronts and attaining inclusive peace in Northern Luzon for more than two years. He also served as commander of 502nd Infantry Brigade and 5ID chief of staff.
 
Maj. Gen. Ligayo, who represented Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., lauded Maj. Gen. Mina for leading Star Troopers in neutralizing nearly a thousand enemy personalities and in recovering a total of 150 high-powered firearms, 87 low-powered firearms and 656 explosives. He likewise commended the retiring general for leading the division in its successful nation-building and peace initiatives.
 
“To Brig. Gen. Pasia, I am certain that you will steer 5ID towards greater heights given your strategic leadership, which can be attested in your previous key designations,” Maj. Gen. Ligayo said on behalf of the Army Chief.
 
 
Photo: Private Divino S Lozano Philippine Army
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