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Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
- Brigadier General Abraham Claro Casis, commander of Joint Task Force -
National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) bowed out from the military service
in a joint Retirement and Change of Command Ceremony at the Lapu-Lapu
Grandstand in Camp Aguinaldo on February 6.
The Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP)
Chief of Staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr presided over the ceremony.
BGen Casis will be replaced by BGen Cristobal Zaragoza the concurrent
4ID Assistant Division Commander for Operations.
He was the Operations Officer of the
Presidential Security Group (PSG) during the presidency of former
Presidents Noynoy Aquino and Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
During his assignment in the PSG, he crafted the first ever PSG
Operation Handbook and the VIP Protection Handbook that made the
protectors of the Chief Executive more responsive to all given VIP
Security Operations, he was also then the Officer in Charge of the
Office of the President for Military Affairs.
BGen Casis commanded the Military
Intelligence Group 2 (MIG 2) and was recognized as the best MIG due its
outstanding accomplishment in the field of intelligence.
As a sportsman he led the AFP Cavaliers
Basketball Team to the championship during the 4th Season of the UNTV
Games where they donated the cash prize worth 4 Million Pesos to AFP
scholarship programs.
In early 2000, the AFP declared the
province of Bohol as Peaceful and Insurgency Free, through his notable
leadership of the 6th Special Forces Battalion, which was also awarded
as the Best Battalion of Central Command.
His leadership and expertise in the
field of internal security operation during his stint as the Brigade
Commander of the 703rd Infantry Brigade, was vital in securing the
people of the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga,
Bataan, and Southern Municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya and Eastern
Pangasinan.
The methodology he used in winning peace
and development in the Province of Bohol became one of the templates of
the AFP Internal Security Plan “Bayanihan”.
“A leader of his own caliber, Brigadier
General Casis has efficiently steered the command to rightfully perform
its mandated task of maintaining the security, upholding peace and
order, and protecting the seat of government in the National Capital
Region and other areas of the country as directed.” General Madrigal
said
The incoming JTF-NCR Commander, BGen Zaragoza is a member of the PMA Class of 1987.
Prior to his new assignment in JTF-NCR he led the 401st "Unity" Brigade in intensifying the Peace and Development efforts together with stakeholders to weaken the insurgency in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. He was also the commander of Task Force Davao in 2015 and 30th Infantry Battalion under the 402nd Brigade in 2008.
Prior to his new assignment in JTF-NCR he led the 401st "Unity" Brigade in intensifying the Peace and Development efforts together with stakeholders to weaken the insurgency in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. He was also the commander of Task Force Davao in 2015 and 30th Infantry Battalion under the 402nd Brigade in 2008.
BGen Zaragoza also held several
intelligence related position, such as the Chief of Staff of the
Intelligence Service of AFP, Area Unified Command Staff for Intelligence
of Eastern Mindanao Command (EMC), and Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence of 2ID.
He was also assigned as the Chief of
Unified Command Staff of EMC and Area Unified Command Staff for
Operations of Northern Luzon Command.
“Being the Assistant Division Commander
for Operations of 4ID prior to your current designation, I am confident
that you can easily adapt to your new operating environment considering
the success of your banner program in 4ID - the joint AFP-PNP campaign
plan “Panaghiusa”, General Madrigal added
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