REAR Admiral Alexander Lopez is the new chief of the Palawan-based Western Command (Wescom), the military unit in charge of protecting the country’s southern frontier that included the disputed but resource rich West Philippine Sea.
Lopez replaced Lt. Gen. Roy Deveraturda who formally relinquished his post on Wednesday, four days before his 56th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for men in uniform.
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