THE head of the Davao City-based Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) is in the front line to replace Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. as military chief of staff, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. is “number one” on the list of recommendees, Lorenzana said after the Board of Generals (BOG) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines convened on Tuesday.

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