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4TH STAR. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) dons the four-star rank to Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. on the sidelines of his visit at the Bicol International Airport, Daraga, Albay on Thursday (Oct. 7, 2021). Duterte has approved the appointment of Faustino and five other AFP senior officers effective September 15. (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Jose C. Faustino Jr. officially received his fourth star and was promoted to the rank of General on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, AFP public affairs office chief, Navy Capt. Jonathan Zata sa...

Faustino named next AFP chief enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 30)— President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Both Malacañang and the AFP confirmed the development on Friday. Faustino, current commander of the Joint Task Force Mindanao, will replace Gen. Cirilito Sobejana who is set to retire on Saturday. He also previously served as acting Army chief and commander of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command. “His wealth of experience and passion for service as a Commande...