Tinaguriang ‘Marawi Hero’ hinirang na bagong commander ng 1st Infantry Division ng Phil. Army

By Dona Dominguez-Cargullo January 17, 2020 - 06:32 PM

Hinirang na bagong commander ng 1st Infantry Division ng Philippine Army ang military officer na malaki ang ginampanang papel para mapalaya ang Marawi City sa kamay ng Islamic State-linked Maute Terror Group noong 2017.

Bilang bagong commander ng 1st ID ng PA, sakop ni Brigadier General Generoso Ponio ang Zamboanga Peninsula at Lanao provinces.

Pormal na nag-assume sa pwesto si Ponio araw ng Biyernes sa Camp Major Cesar Sang-an sa Labangan, Lanao del Sur.

Si Ponio na miyembro ng Philippine Military Academy Class 1988 ang pumalit kay Major General Roberto Ancan na napromote naman bilang commander ng Central Command na naka-base sa Cebu City.

Sa turnover binanggit ni Lieutenant General Gilbert I. Gapay, Army commanding general ang ginampanang papel ni Ponio para sa liberation ng Marawi City.

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