ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Nov. 7 (PIA6) – A Capiceño is presently the assistant division commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.
Brigadier General Lysander Suerte, who is a native of Dumarao, Capiz, who was recently installed as assistant to 3ID Commanding General Jose Mabanta, Jr. is also the chief of the Division’s Office of the Ethical Standards and Public Accountability.
In addition, Suerte also acts as the Human Rights Officer, 3ID Public Affairs Office head Enrico Gil Ileto said.
He explained that the Office of the Ethical Standards and Public Accountability chaired by Suerte is an anti-graft office that has an exclusive investigative jurisdiction over active military personnel and regular civilian employees.
Ileto also stressed that as Human Right Officer of the Division, Suerte is responsible to ensure respect for human rights to be observed by all soldiers within their area of jurisdiction.
For 3ID Commanding General Mabanta, Suerte’s joining in the 3ID’s top post will greatly help the soldiers in sustaining the gains in the implementation of its Internal Peace and Security Plan-Bayanihan and the Army Transformation Roadmap which are geared toward winning the peace in the countryside.
Mabanta likewise said that the homecoming of Suerte to Capiz is an opportunity for the latter to serve his fellow Capiceños.
On the other hand, Ileto revealed that Suerte, who succeeded Brigadier General Jonas Sumagaysay, is a member of Philippine Military Academy "Sandigan" Class of 1982 who holds a degree of Master of Arts in Melbourne, Australia and a Master in Business Administration at the National College of Business and Arts.
Suerte is a versatile officer who rose through the chain of command from being a platoon leader in the 3ID’s 11th Infantry Battalion to a commanding officer of the 6th Light Armor Company and later as the commander of 3ID's 12th Infantry Battalion, he said. (JCM/Jemin B. Guillermo/PIA6-Capiz)
