A new government position, possibly Cabinet-rank, is awaiting just retired Armed Forces chief Gen. Emmanuel Bautista after he returns from his vacation.

President Benigno Aquino 3rd announced it on Friday in his speech at the change of command ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, that formalized the takeover of Lt. Gen. Catalino Pio Catapang as the 45th chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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