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EARLY RETIREMENT; Did he do a good job?
Topic Started: Dec 1 2005, 01:59 AM (1,126 Views)
gemini1
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Philippine Navy chief to retire early

Vice Admiral Ernesto de Leon will retire on December 5 as flag officer in command of the Philippine Navy, DZMM reported Wednesday.

Navy spokesman Capt. Geronimo Malabanan announced de Leon's retirement in an interview with DZMM's David Oro.

De Leon will leave the top Navy post more than three months before reaching the retirement age of 56 this March.

Malabanan said military brass are choosing among five military officers to replace de Leon. Two of the officers were identified as Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga, Armed Forces Inspector General, and Rear Admiral Tirso Danga, deputy chief of staff for intelligence.

De Leon was earlier identified by retired Brig. Gen. Francisco Gudani as the commanding officer who ordered his relief as military officer in charge of security in Lanao del Sur during the May 2004 elections.

Gudani testified that the orders came from then-Rear Admiral de Leon, quoting his relief was also "for your own protection."

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=23486
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Navy chief's installation postponed

First posted 11:59am (Mla time) Dec 05, 2005
By Joel Francis Guinto, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
INQ7.net, Inquirer

(UPDATE) TURNOVER rites for a top military post were scuttled at the last minute for the second time in three months allegedly due to intense lobbying among senior officers.
Without an official explanation, the scheduled change of command from outgoing Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Ernesto de Leon to Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga on Monday was called off at the last minute.

Malacañang said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has yet to make up her mind on who will be the next chief of the Philippine Navy as it offered no explanation for the aborted appointment of Mayuga to the post.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said on Monday that Malacañang has been consistent in stating that the President has not signed any appointment papers for Mayuga or any Navy officer.

Bunye did not explain why the President was taking too long in naming the new Navy chief although he said “the answer will be forthcoming soon.”

“It’s a simple matter that you can’t take over
unless you have your papers,” said Bunye who noted that the aborted appointment of Mayuga was not necessarily a mistake.

Before the sudden postponement, the Navy had set out invitations and set up a stage at their headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Manila for the turnover.

Mayuga's plight was reminiscent of that of his "mistah" or classmate at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 73, Lieutenant General Samuel Bagasin, whose assumption as Southern Command (Southcom) chief was called off at the last minute in November.

"I received a call from the Flag Officer-in-Command this morning saying the turnover ceremonies have been indefinitely postponed," Navy spokesman Captain Geronimo Malabanan stold reporters.

De Leon and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Generoso Senga did not return calls from reporters when sought for comment.

For the meantime, De Leon would stay on as Navy commander although he had filed even if he filed for terminal leave effective Monday, Malabanan said.

"It's still Admiral De Leon…He's still the Flag Officer-in-Command," Malabanan said.

When asked to confirm talk that there was lobbying for the top Navy post, Malabanan said, "I don't know if there is such a situation."

Armed Forces spokesman Colonel Tristan Kison meantime flatly denied that there was lobbying. "I strongly deny that there is lobbying for that position."

In Malacañang, Bunye said Mayuga's appointment papers have not been signed.

"As of this morning, the President has not signed any appointment papers," he said.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced Mayuga's appointment as Navy Chief on Sunday.

In early September, Malacañang named Lieutenant General Edilberto Adan as Southcom chief even as Bagasin was widely believed to be next in line for the post. His family even flew in from the United States to witness the turnover rites.

Bagasin was eventually named as Deputy Chief of Staff, the post Adan vacated. The controversy reportedly triggered restiveness within the military's ranks.

De Leon filed for indefinite leave effective December 5, three months ahead of his forced retirement in March, saying he wanted to widen President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's choices for his successor.

His move gave Mayuga and Chief Naval Staff Rear Admiral George Uy a crack at the Navy top posts. Mayuga and Uy will both turn 55 in December, a year shy of the mandatory retirement age of 56.

According to military rules, senior officers should have at least one year in service left before being appointed as commander of any of the three major services -- the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

Also in the running for the Navy top post are Rear Admirals Tirso Danga, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence; Constantino Jardeniano, commander of the Naval Education and Training Command; and Alfredo Abueg, commander of the Philippine Fleet.

As Inspector General, Mayuga handles the military's investigation into the involvement of its officers and men in alleged cheating that marred the 2004 elections.

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?in...&story_id=58905
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gemini1
Dec 6 2005, 05:39 AM
Navy chief's installation postponed

First posted 11:59am (Mla time) Dec 05, 2005
By Joel Francis Guinto, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
INQ7.net, Inquirer

(UPDATE) TURNOVER rites for a top military post were scuttled at the last minute for the second time in three months allegedly due to intense lobbying among senior officers.
Without an official explanation, the scheduled change of command from outgoing Navy Flag Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Ernesto de Leon to Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga on Monday was called off at the last minute.

Malacañang said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has yet to make up her mind on who will be the next chief of the Philippine Navy as it offered no explanation for the aborted appointment of Mayuga to the post.

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said on Monday that Malacañang has been consistent in stating that the President has not signed any appointment papers for Mayuga or any Navy officer.

Bunye did not explain why the President was taking too long in naming the new Navy chief although he said “the answer will be forthcoming soon.”

“It’s a simple matter that you can’t take over
unless you have your papers,” said Bunye who noted that the aborted appointment of Mayuga was not necessarily a mistake.

Before the sudden postponement, the Navy had set out invitations and set up a stage at their headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Manila for the turnover.

Mayuga's plight was reminiscent of that of his "mistah" or classmate at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class 73, Lieutenant General Samuel Bagasin, whose assumption as Southern Command (Southcom) chief was called off at the last minute in November.

"I received a call from the Flag Officer-in-Command this morning saying the turnover ceremonies have been indefinitely postponed," Navy spokesman Captain Geronimo Malabanan stold reporters.

De Leon and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Generoso Senga did not return calls from reporters when sought for comment.

For the meantime, De Leon would stay on as Navy commander although he had filed even if he filed for terminal leave effective Monday, Malabanan said.

"It's still Admiral De Leon…He's still the Flag Officer-in-Command," Malabanan said.

When asked to confirm talk that there was lobbying for the top Navy post, Malabanan said, "I don't know if there is such a situation."

Armed Forces spokesman Colonel Tristan Kison meantime flatly denied that there was lobbying. "I strongly deny that there is lobbying for that position."

In Malacañang, Bunye said Mayuga's appointment papers have not been signed.

"As of this morning, the President has not signed any appointment papers," he said.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced Mayuga's appointment as Navy Chief on Sunday.

In early September, Malacañang named Lieutenant General Edilberto Adan as Southcom chief even as Bagasin was widely believed to be next in line for the post. His family even flew in from the United States to witness the turnover rites.

Bagasin was eventually named as Deputy Chief of Staff, the post Adan vacated. The controversy reportedly triggered restiveness within the military's ranks.

De Leon filed for indefinite leave effective December 5, three months ahead of his forced retirement in March, saying he wanted to widen President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's choices for his successor.

His move gave Mayuga and Chief Naval Staff Rear Admiral George Uy a crack at the Navy top posts. Mayuga and Uy will both turn 55 in December, a year shy of the mandatory retirement age of 56.

According to military rules, senior officers should have at least one year in service left before being appointed as commander of any of the three major services -- the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

Also in the running for the Navy top post are Rear Admirals Tirso Danga, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence; Constantino Jardeniano, commander of the Naval Education and Training Command; and Alfredo Abueg, commander of the Philippine Fleet.

As Inspector General, Mayuga handles the military's investigation into the involvement of its officers and men in alleged cheating that marred the 2004 elections.

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?in...&story_id=58905

yeah right!..

nung na media na saka pa deny na may lobbying...

O cmon! di aako bobo para maniwala..

Anyway, congrats kay Admiral Mayuga...
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