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Lieutenant General Quidilla takes over the leadership of Southern Luzon Command
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—Lieutenant
General Ferdinand F Quidilla, Commander of the 9th Infantry Division,
assumed the post of Command of Southern Luzon, which is the country’s
more security sensitive part.
Quidilla, a South Cotabato native, took
over the post from MGen Romeo Gan who held the position in an acting
capacity after AFP Chief of Staff General Ricardo R Visaya vacated the
post in July this year.
A member of the Philippine Military
Academy “Matikas” Class of 1983, LtGen Quidilla earned valuable
experience as a ground commander when he was designated as the Assistant
Division Commander of the 4th Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry
Division.
He began his military career as a Scout
Ranger, starting as a platoon leader of the 7th Scout Ranger Company,
First Scout Ranger Regiment; until he became the Operations Officer of
the 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion.
His previous command positions were as
Battalion Commander of the 74th Infantry (Unbeatable) Battalion covering
Bondoc Peninsula and Marinduque; and as Brigade Commander of the 402nd
Infantry (Stingers) Brigade covering Dinagat Islands Province, Surigao
del Norte, Agusan del Norte, and Butuan City.
General Visaya, also a member of PMA
Class of 1983, extended his congratulations to the new SOLCOM Commander,
referring to him as having high standards of command and leadership
skills honed in their years as cadets at PMA and vast knowledge and
experience as commanders in the field.
“I am confident that LtGen Quidilla’s
standards and vast experience and familiarity in the SOLCOM area will
help him take on greater responsibilities as an area commander and in
implementing the AFP’s operational imperatives in this part of the
country,” General Visaya said.
“This Change of Command Ceremony
signifies the progressive careers that we lead in the military
institution. As the newly promoted LtGen Quidilla takes over the helm
from MGen Gan, we are assured once again that the AFP will not run out
of capable people and, at all levels of command, manifest effective
continuity and enduring leadership,” General Visaya added.
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