![Lt Gen Bartolome Bacarro, decorated for bravery as a young officer, has been replaced by a general who was months from retirement. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NCMSCKCPE62U5XXIBGQ23CZBRE.jpg?smart=true&auth=9a694d9af6deb14a7c64d1709ee662a7d03ed9e8b35ede28b02d39184ba6fb66&width=400&height=225)
Lt Gen Bartolome Bacarro, decorated for bravery as a young officer, has been replaced by a general who was months from retirement. AP
Lt Gen Bartolome Bacarro, decorated for bravery as a young officer, has been replaced by a general who was months from retirement. AP
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr replaces military chief in surprise move
Lt Gen Bartolome Baccaro's three-year term was supposed to end in August 2025
Associated Press
07 January, 2023