The Philippine Army Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner graces the ceremony as the presiding officer. General Brawner emphasized the challenging role of being a commander in WestMinCom, “here in WestMinCom you find all kinds of threats, all kinds of enemies are here in the area, thus, the selection of commander is a very careful process,” he said.
General Brawner also commended the efforts and achievements of Lieutenant General Roy Galido who served WestMinCom for the past seven months highlighting his firm leadership in steering the men and women of the command and his consistent deployment of naval operations and aerial surveillance and the prompt conduct of humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations in the area. Considering also that the past months have been crucial in the units fighting the remaining communist terrorist groups and local terrorist groups.
