NEW OFFICERS. Brig. Gen. Jose Randolph Sino Cruz, assistant commander of the 1st Infantry Division (ID) (left), pins the Tabak patches Monday (Feb. 21, 2022) to Maj. Karen Leleth Dipaling (right) as the Philippine Army assigns two new officers to the 1ID. The other officer assigned to the 1ID is Capt. Carlito Cariño Jr. (not in photo). (Photo courtesy of 1ID Public Affairs Office)
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division (ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, on Monday received two new officers into its command.
Maj. Karen Leleth Dipaling and Capt. Carlito Cariño Jr. were officially introduced after Monday’s flag raising ceremony at Camp Maj. Cesar Sang-an, home of the 1ID in Upper Pulacan, Labanga, Zamboanga del Sur.
Brig. Gen. Jose Randolph Sino Cruz, 1ID assistant division commander, welcomed the two officers and pinned them the Tabak patch during a simple ceremony.
Sino Cruz wished them luck in their new assignments and advised them to perform their duty to the best of their abilities.
Prior to her assignment to 1ID, Dipaling was with the 7th Regional Community Defense Group (7RCDG) of the Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM).
Dipaling is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 2006.
Cariño is not new with 1ID as he spent almost two years as Fire Support Officer of 101st and 103rd Infantry Brigade from 2017 to 2020.
The two infantry brigades are among the line units of the 1ID, which has jurisdiction over Zamboanga Peninsula, Lanao provinces, and Basilan.
Cariño was with the 9RCDG, ARESCOM, before his assignment to the 1ID. He is a member of PMA Class of 2011. (PNA)
