LT. GEN. Delfin Bangit will be the next Armed Forces chief of staff, succeedingLt. Gen. Victor Ibrado who is retiring on Wednesday.

Bangit, the current Army chief, is a known Arroyo loyalist, having been been head of the Presidential Security Group under Gloria Arroyo. He also had a stint as chief of the Intelligence Service.

He belongs to Class ‘78 of the Philippine Military Academy, which adopted Arroyo. Class ‘78 is considered the “favored” PMA class under Arroyo with a number of them in strategic positions.  More…