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DAVAO CITY 鈥� Brigadier General Michele Anayron is set to assume on Tuesday as the new commander of the Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division based in Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City.
Anayron replaces Maj. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II who retired last Jan. 17, and will take over the command from Brig. Gen. Consolito Yecla, who has been acting division commander since last week.
Anayron is the current commander of the Army鈥檚 403rd Infantry Brigade based in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
A native of Sugbongcogon town, Misamis Oriental, Anayron started his military service as civil military operations officer in the Visayas from 1992 to 1999.
He was then sent to Mindanao, serving in various posts in the area of operation of the Eastern Mindanao Command until he was designated as assistant chief of staff for logistics from April 2011 to February 2013, and then as assistant chief of staff for operations, of the Mechanized Infantry Division.
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In 2015, Anayron was back in Mindanao leading Army troops in international security operations, mainly against communist rebels. He had a brief stint as head of the Security and Escort Battalion of the Army before returning to the 4th Infantry Division as assistant chief of staff for operations.
Anayron is a member of the Philippine Military Academy 鈥淭anglaw-Diwa鈥� Class of 1992. He completed his Scout Ranger Course and Armor Officer Basic Course with flying colors. In 2013, in Queensland, Australia, he finished the Special Operations Team (SOT) training course and Grade 2 Staff Officer Course.
Apart from his military training, Anayron completed a Master in Business Administration degree at Xavier University in 2002, Master鈥檚 degree in Public Management from the Development Academy of the Philippines in 2013, and Master in National Security Administration from the National Defense College in 2019.