MAJOR GENERAL Danilo G. Pamonag has been designated as the new commanding general of Joint Task Force Marawi, replacing Maj. Gen. Rolando D. Bautista who has been appointed as the new army chief. “(Mr.) Pamonag is a veteran of the Zamboanga siege and this was why he was chosen to lead the fight there (in Marawi) from the very beginning as part of the ground commanders who comprised those that were helping General Bautista earlier in May,” Maj. Gen. Restituto F. Padilla, the military spokesperson said yesterday. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Roseller G. Murillo, who has also been part of the Marawi operations, will take over the 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army based in Pagadian City. “These changes in leadership do not affect in any manner the operations we are conducting on the ground and the focused military operations that are continuing will be still unrelentless and will not stop until the last armed element in the area has been dealt with,” Mr. Padilla added. — Rosemarie A. Zamora

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