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Hernando Iriberri is new AFP chief

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/ 10:33 AM July 10, 2015

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Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri assumed office as the 46th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday.

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Iriberri replaced outgoing AFP chief Gen. Gregorio Catapang who will reach the retirement age of 56 on Saturday.

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President Benigno Aquino III led the change of command ceremony at the Tejeros Hall at Camp Aguinaldo.

The ceremony was held indoors due to bad weather.

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Iriberri is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983. He was named as the Army Commanding General in February 2014 before he was designated as the new AFP chief.

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He will retire on April 22, 2016. With a report from Nestor Corrales/IDL

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New AFP chief Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri. Philippine Army

New AFP chief Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri. Philippine Army

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