Army general is new chief of gov’t ceasefire team
Retired Lt. Gen. Rudolfo Garcia, chief government negotiator, told The STAR the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has officially accepted Sealana’s designation.
Sealana will replace Brig. Gen. Edgardo Gurrea, who retired from military service last Oct. 15.
However, Garcia said Sealana is awaiting his replacement as Army 803rd Infantry Brigade commander based in Catarman,
“He cannot leave his post at the 803rd IB unless his replacement comes in,” he said.
“That is why we have asked (Ed) Gurrea to first take charge while waiting for Sealana.”
Gurrea said he will stay as government chairman at CCCH in the meantime.
Gurrea said the CCCH, along with local officials, gave an orientation tour to the new head of the International Monitoring Team, Malaysian Gen. Daud Yasin in Cagayan de Oro City yesterday.
“We are orienting him and at the same time introducing him to the local officials and military officers in the field,” he said.
Gurrea said his replacement, Sealana, is known to him as a fine officer and a disciplined tactician who is also well-versed in peaceful resolution of security constraints in troubled areas.
“He is also the kind who would never leave a single stone unturned in finding peaceful solutions to peace and order problems in his area of assignment,” he said.
Gurrea was commander of the Army’s 603rd Brigade in
Sealana will also act as deputy commander for the peace process at Armed Forces Eastern Mindanao Command based in
Before being named government ceasefire committee chairman, Sealana, a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1978, was commander of the Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade based in Catarman,
Sealana was also the commander of the Army’s 104th Infantry Brigade based in Jolo, Sulu.
A native of Cagayan de Oro City, Sealana has served the military in various capacities in different units in
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