CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City— Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) commander Lieutenant General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. was appointed Friday by President Aquino III as the new Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Catapang, who replaced Lieutenant General Alan Luga who retired from military service last week, is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Dimalupig” Class of 1981.
Prior to Nolcom, Catapang led the Army’s 703rd Brigade, which is based in Arayat, Pampanga, and the 7th Infantry Division in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.
