KINUMPIRMA ng Palasyo ang pagkakahirang kay Major General Romeo Brawner Jr. bilang Commanding General ng Philippine Army.
“We wish General Brawner all the best in his new assignment, and are confident that General Brawner will continue the reform initiatives his predecessors pursued in order to transform the largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines into a more dynamic and more professional organization true to its mandate to serve our people and secure our nation,” sabi ni Acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles.
Pinalitan ni Brawner si outgoing Commanding General Lt. Gen. Andres C. Centino, matapos italaga bilang Armed Forces chief noong 12 Nobyembre.