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                    [Title] => Air Force has new chief
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo has appointed Maj. Gen. Jose Reyes as Air Force commanding general in place of Maj. Gen. Arcadio Seron, who has retired.


The appointment papers of Reyes were signed last July 2, but Malacañang released them only yesterday, the Air Force’s 57th founding anniversary.


Reyes is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class ’73.


Mrs. Arroyo has yet to appoint a new Armed Forces vice chief of staff following the retirement of Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia.


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                    [Title] => Almost 50 more choppers for PAF
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be acquiring "close to 50" military helicopters in the next 18 months to bolster its fight against insurgents and terrorist groups, Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita said yesterday.


"By the end of (this) month, the initial batch of helicopters will be delivered. And by the middle of August this year, the first three Huey (UH-1H) helicopters from Singapore Technologies Aerospace will likewise be here," Ermita said at his keynote speech during the 57th PAF anniversary at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.


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                    [Title] => Bagong PAF chief itinalaga
                    [Summary] => Itinalaga ni Pangulong Arroyo si Major Gen. Jose Reyes bilang bagong commanding general ng Philippine Air Force.


Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-57 anibersaryo ng PAF kahapon ng umaga na idinaos sa Villamor Air Base, inihayag rin ang 50 pang karagdagang mga Huey helicopters na madadagdag sa mga sasakyang panghimpapawid ng Air Force na naglalayong mapalakas pa ang kapabilidad ng depensa ng naturang hukbo.


Papalitan ni Reyes si acting commanding general Maj. Gen. Arcadio Seron na babalik naman sa kanyang puwesto bilang vice commanding general ng PAF.


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                    [Title] => Air Force chief retires; OIC named
                    [Summary] => Lt. Gen. Nestor Santillan retired yesterday as the 27th commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), and was replaced by an acting chief vice commander Maj. Gen. Arcadio Seron.


The turnover ceremony, witnessed by Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita and PAF personnel, was held at the PAF headquarters at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.


Among the highlights of Santillan’s 20-month incumbency was the rehabilitation of an "unprecedented number" of old aircraft.


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                    [Title] => 14 heneral binigyan ng 2 star promotion
                    [Summary] => May 14 heneral na may hawak na maseselang posisyon ang itinaas sa puwesto bilang mga bagong two-star generals ng AFP base sa mga accomplishment ng mga ito.


Nanguna sa promosyong ito ang non-PMA gradute na si Maj. Gen. Raul Relano. Kasama niyang na-promote sina Maj. Gens. Glen Rabonza, Reynaldo Revira, Samuel Bagasin, Neon Ebuen, Pedro Cabuay, Jose Reyes, Allan Cabalquinto, Diosdado Tabamo, Arcadio Seron, Ralph Flores, Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Trifonio Salazar at Rear Admiral Edgardo Israel.


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                    [Title] => 3 killed in another PAF trainer plane crash
                    [Summary] => Two Air Force pilots and a civilian worker on the ground were killed when an Italian-made SF-260 trainer plane crashed into the roof of a computer parts factory in Sto. Tomas, Batangas yesterday morning.


Initial reports said 10 other workers were rushed to the nearby St. Francis Cabrini Hospital for treatment of burns and injuries. One of them was in serious condition.


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                    [Title] => DOTC chief gets CA nod - in 1 day
                    [Summary] => The Commission on Appointments unanimously confirmed yesterday the ad interim appointment of Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza and 21 military officers.


The confirmation of Mendoza came after the CA committee on transportation and communications headed by Quezon Rep. Rafael Nantes endorsed him on the very first hearing yesterday that took only about an hour to finish.


"It is one of the shortest confirmation hearings in committee history," admitted Nantes.


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                    [AuthorID] => 1297981
                    [AuthorName] => Efren Danao
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ARCADIO SERON

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The appointment papers of Reyes were signed last July 2, but Malacañang released them only yesterday, the Air Force’s 57th founding anniversary.


Reyes is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class ’73.


Mrs. Arroyo has yet to appoint a new Armed Forces vice chief of staff following the retirement of Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia.


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                    [Summary] => The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be acquiring "close to 50" military helicopters in the next 18 months to bolster its fight against insurgents and terrorist groups, Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita said yesterday.


"By the end of (this) month, the initial batch of helicopters will be delivered. And by the middle of August this year, the first three Huey (UH-1H) helicopters from Singapore Technologies Aerospace will likewise be here," Ermita said at his keynote speech during the 57th PAF anniversary at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.


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                    [Title] => Bagong PAF chief itinalaga
                    [Summary] => Itinalaga ni Pangulong Arroyo si Major Gen. Jose Reyes bilang bagong commanding general ng Philippine Air Force.


Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-57 anibersaryo ng PAF kahapon ng umaga na idinaos sa Villamor Air Base, inihayag rin ang 50 pang karagdagang mga Huey helicopters na madadagdag sa mga sasakyang panghimpapawid ng Air Force na naglalayong mapalakas pa ang kapabilidad ng depensa ng naturang hukbo.


Papalitan ni Reyes si acting commanding general Maj. Gen. Arcadio Seron na babalik naman sa kanyang puwesto bilang vice commanding general ng PAF.


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                    [Summary] => Lt. Gen. Nestor Santillan retired yesterday as the 27th commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), and was replaced by an acting chief vice commander Maj. Gen. Arcadio Seron.


The turnover ceremony, witnessed by Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita and PAF personnel, was held at the PAF headquarters at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.


Among the highlights of Santillan’s 20-month incumbency was the rehabilitation of an "unprecedented number" of old aircraft.


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                    [Title] => 14 heneral binigyan ng 2 star promotion
                    [Summary] => May 14 heneral na may hawak na maseselang posisyon ang itinaas sa puwesto bilang mga bagong two-star generals ng AFP base sa mga accomplishment ng mga ito.


Nanguna sa promosyong ito ang non-PMA gradute na si Maj. Gen. Raul Relano. Kasama niyang na-promote sina Maj. Gens. Glen Rabonza, Reynaldo Revira, Samuel Bagasin, Neon Ebuen, Pedro Cabuay, Jose Reyes, Allan Cabalquinto, Diosdado Tabamo, Arcadio Seron, Ralph Flores, Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Trifonio Salazar at Rear Admiral Edgardo Israel.


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Initial reports said 10 other workers were rushed to the nearby St. Francis Cabrini Hospital for treatment of burns and injuries. One of them was in serious condition.


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                    [Title] => DOTC chief gets CA nod - in 1 day
                    [Summary] => The Commission on Appointments unanimously confirmed yesterday the ad interim appointment of Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza and 21 military officers.


The confirmation of Mendoza came after the CA committee on transportation and communications headed by Quezon Rep. Rafael Nantes endorsed him on the very first hearing yesterday that took only about an hour to finish.


"It is one of the shortest confirmation hearings in committee history," admitted Nantes.


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