Juancho sabban biography definition
Philippine Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, the commanding general of Western Command; Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) commander.
My introduction to retired Philippine Marine Corps General Juancho Sabban was every bit as colorful and adventurous as the General himself....
A6 Philippine Daily Inquirer Wednesday, July 15,
By Tarra Quismundo
With a report from Julie S.
Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao
PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-Arroyo has chosen another "mistah" to lead a major military
command, appointing Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban as commandant of the Philippine Marines.
Sabban, a member of Ms Arroyo's adoptive Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of
, headed Task Force Comet, the military's joint antiterrorism unit, based in Sulu.
Sabban's appointment on Monday came two days after Italian aid worker Eugenio Vagni was released by Abu Sayyaf kidnappers. .
The Philippines claims the northeastern section of the Spratly Islands as the Kalayaan Island Group, in addition to the Scarborough Shoal, which it calls the.Sabban will replace Maj. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfmo during a command turnover ceremony on Friday, according to Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr., Armed Forces spokesperson. Dolorfino will take over the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), one of the busiest military unified area commands because of their active campaigns against terrorism
and insurgency in Mindanao.
Dolorfino will succeed Lt. Gen. Nelson All