Manila, July 31 -- Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete on Thursday officially assumed command of the Philippine Army (PA), succeeding Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, who retired after two years of service as the Army's chief.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at Fort Andres Bonifacio in Taguig City, where he also conferred the Presidential Legion of Honor (PLOH) Award on Galido for his "exceptional service and dedication" to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Galido, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) "Bigkis-Lahi" Class of 1990, is the first Army commanding general to serve two consecutive years under Republic Act 11939, which amended the fixed three-year term provision for key milit...