From the Business Mirror (Jul 8): Army’s 7th ID and Nolcom have new commanders
Brig. Gen. Hernando Delfin Carmelo Iriberri is the new commander of the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division (7ID) based in this camp.
Brig. Gen. Hernando Delfin Carmelo Iriberri is the new commander of the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division (7ID) based in this camp.
Iriberri replaces Maj. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., who has been promoted as chief of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines based in Camp Aquino, Tarlac.
A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983, Iriberri is a recipient of five Distinguished Service Stars, two Gold Cross Medals, one Long Service Medal, numerous military merit and commendation medals, campaign medals, and various other citations, badges and awards both from military and civilian organizations.
Iriberri also served as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and chief of the Unified Command Staff of the Southern Luzon Command.
The 7ID has jurisdiction over army brigades and battalions in the Ilocos and Central Luzon regions and maintains a force in Mindanao.
Catapang is eyeing enhanced collaborative efforts of the Armed Forces with stakeholders in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera regions against what he calls as “nontraditional security threats that include climate change, transnational crimes, global terrorism and maritime security.”