• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promoted Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, a Bacolodnon, to the rank of major general.
His promotion to the next higher rank came after Samson was designated last month as commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, which supervises the units stationed in Western Visayas, Negros Island Region and Central Visayas.
Samson said on Wednesday (March 19) that his promotion to the rank of major general took effect March 6.
He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991.
His two classmates, Brig. Gen. Ted Dumosmog and Brig. Gen. Nhel Richard Patricio, are commanders of the 303rd and 301st Infantry Brigades, respectively.
Samson used to serve as deputy and later as commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade in Negros Occidental. | GB
