Retiring Philippine Army Chief Lt. Gen. Rolando Bautista | Photo via Philippine Army website
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will appoint another military official into his Cabinet in the person of Philippine Army Chief Lt. Col. Rolando Bautista.
The President announced on Thursday (October 4) during a speech at a dinner with the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association (PMAAA), that he wants Bautista to head the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Bautista is set to retire from military service on October 15.
He served as Duterte’s Presidential Security Group Chief and was also the overall commander of the military operations in Marawi City during the Marawi siege.
Duterte hinted at appointing Bautista as a replacement for former National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino but later changed his decision. – Rosalie Coz / Marje Pelayo
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