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New Philippine military chief sworn in
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-15 12:57
The new Philippine military chief of staff, Gen. Generoso S. Senga, assumed
office Monday, replacing outgoing military chief General Efren Abu who had kept
the military in neutrality during the political crisis hitting President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo in July.
Senga, a former chief of the Philippine Army, was sworn in as the 34th chief
of staff of the country's Armed Forces at turnover ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo,
Quezon City in Metro Manila.
He was also commander of the Southern Command, which is in charge of the
restive region of Mindanao.
Abu was supposed to retire from the military service last July 17, but his
term was extended for one month by President Arroyo after coup rumors surfaced
during the political crisis, triggered by opposition accusation of election
fraud by Arroyo in last year' s presidential election.
The military spokesman Lt. Col. Buenaventura Pascual said Senga will continue
Abu's advocacy to maintain the military's neutrality in the lingering political
crisis.
"General Senga will follow the line of declaration of staying apolitical and
neutral amidst the political crisis. He is pro- constitution," Pascual
said.
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