Commanding General of the Philippine Army
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The Commanding General of the Philippine Army is the overall commander and senior general of the Philippine Army
, the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Philippine Army
The Philippine Army is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Tagalog is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. On July 23, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed Maj. Gen...
, the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...
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Lineage of Commanding Generals
The following is a list of Commanding Generals of the Philippine Army:| Name | Term | President(s) President of the Philippines The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines... Served Under |
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| Gen. Artemio Ricarte Artemio Ricarte Artemio Ricarte y Garcia was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is considered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as the "Father of the Philippine Army"... , AFP |
March 22, 1897January 22, 1899 | Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation... |
| Gen. Antonio Luna Antonio Luna Antonio Luna y Novicio was a Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine-American War. He was also the founder of the Philippines's first military academy.- Family background :... , AFP |
January 23June 5, 1899 | Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Maj. Gen. Jose J. Delos Reyes, AFP | January 11May 3, 1936 | Pres. Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines... |
| Maj. Gen. Paulino Santos Paulino Santos General Paulino Santos was an exceptional military officer who became the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from May 6 to December 31, 1936. Upon his retirement, he served as a civilian administrator under President Manuel L. Quezon.-Early life:Gen. Santos was born in Camiling, Tarlac to... , AFP |
May 6December 31, 1936 | Pres. Manuel L. Quezon |
| Maj. Gen. Basilio J. Valdes, AFP | January 1, 1939November 7, 1945 | Pres. Manuel L. Quezon Pres. Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65... |
| Maj. Gen. Rafael Jalandoni, AFP | December 21, 1945December 21, 1948 | Pres. Sergio Osmeña Pres. Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948... Pres. Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931... |
| Maj. Gen. Mariano N Castañeda, Sr., AFP | December 21, 1948January 15, 1951 | Pres. Elpidio Quirino |
| Maj. Gen. Calixto Duque, AFP | January 15, 1951December 29, 1953 | Pres. Elpidio Quirino |
| Lt. Gen. Jesus M. Vargas Jesus M. Vargas Jesus M. Vargas was a former soldier and served as Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines.-Early Life:Jesus Miranda Vargas was born on March 22, 1905 in Manila to Braulio Vargas and Petrona Miranda.... , AFP |
December 30, 1953December 29, 1956 | Pres. Ramon Magsaysay Ramon Magsaysay Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F... |
| Lt. Gen. Alfonso Arellano, AFP | December 29, 1956June 1, 1957 | Pres. Ramon Magsaysay Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Carlos P. Garcia Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader... |
| Brig. Gen. Leoncio S. Tan, AFP | July 1, 1957June 12, 1958 | Pres. Carlos P. Garcia |
| Brig. Gen. Tirso G. Fajardo, AFP | June 12, 1958August 1, 1960 | Pres. Carlos P. Garcia |
| Brig. Gen. Alfredo M. Santos Alfredo M. Santos General Alfredo M. Santos was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1962 to 1965, making him the first four-star general of the Philippines' armed forces.... , AFP |
August 1, 1960September 16, 1962 | Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970... |
| Brig. Gen. Dominador F. Garcia, AFP | September 16, 1962January 1, 1963 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Ricardo J. Papa, AFP | January 1, 1963August 31, 1963 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Ernesto S. Mata, AFP | September 1, 1963June 1, 1964 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Rigoberto J. Ateinza, AFP | June 1, 1964March 23, 1965 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| March 23, 1965September 28, 1965 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos | |
| Brig. Gen. Patricio R. Monzon, AFP | September 28, 1965December 1, 1965 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Silvino R. de Goma, AFP | December 1, 1965January 25, 1966 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Santos S. Garcia, AFP | January 25, 1966January 13, 1967 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Romeo C. Espino, AFP | January 13, 1967May 29, 1968 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Ruben M. Maglaya, AFP | May 29, 1968June 30, 1969 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Brig. Gen. Rafael M. Ileto Rafael Ileto Rafael M. Ileto served as the 22nd Secretary of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines. He was also became the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . He also served as Philippine Ambassador to Turkey, Iran, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.-Early years:Rafael... |
June 30, 1969January 16, 1972 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Maj. Gen. Rafael G. Zagala, AFP | January 16, 1972March 27, 1976 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Maj. Gen. Fortunato U. Abat Fortunato Abat Maj. Gen. Fortunato Abat served as the 20th Secretary of the Department of National Defense , Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and the former Commanding General of the Philippine Army.-Early years:... , AFP |
March 28, 1976March 27, 1981 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Maj. Gen. Josephus Q. Ramas, AFP | March 27, 1981February 28, 1986 | Pres. Ferdinand Marcos |
| Maj. Gen. Rodolfo A. Canieso, AFP | February 28, 1986July 1, 1987 | Pres. Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines... |
| Maj. Gen. Restituto C. Padilla, Sr., AFP | July 2, 1987March 30, 1988 | Pres. Corazon Aquino |
| Maj. Gen. Mariano P. Adalem, AFP | March 30, 1988July 26, 1989 | Pres. Corazon Aquino |
| Maj. Gen. Manuel V. Cacanando, AFP | July 26, 1989March 1, 1990 | Pres. Corazon Aquino |
| Maj. Gen. Guillermo G. Flores, AFP | March 1, 1990January 11, 1991 | Pres. Corazon Aquino |
| Maj Gen. Lisandro C. Abadia, AFP | January 11April 11, 1991 | Pres. Corazon Aquino |
| Lt. Gen. Arturo T. Enrile Arturo Enrile Arturo Tiongson Enrile was the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication of the Philippines from April 1997 – January 1998.-Early life:... |
April 11, 1991April 15, 1994 | Pres. Fidel Ramos |
| Lt. Gen. Romulo F. Yap, AFP | April 15, 1994February 20, 1995 | Pres. Fidel Ramos |
| Lt. Gen. Orlando V. Soriano, AFP | February 20, 1995January 25, 1996 | |
| Lt. Gen. Clemente P. Mariano, AFP | January 25, 1996December 31, 1997 | Pres. Fidel Ramos |
| Lt. Gen. Raul S. Urgello, AFP | January 5, 1998May 3, 1999 | Pres. Fidel Ramos Pres. Joseph Estrada Joseph Estrada Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in... |
| Lt. Gen. Angelo T. Reyes Angelo Reyes Angelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada... , AFP |
May 3, 1999July 13, 1999 | Pres. Joseph Estrada |
| Maj. Gen. Voltaire T. Gazmin Voltaire Gazmin Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin is the 35th secretary of the Philippines’ Department of National Defense, officially assumed office on July 1, 2010 after President Benigno Simeon C... , AFP |
July 13, 1999October 22, 2000 | Pres. Joseph Estrada |
| Lt. Gen. Diomedio P. Villanueva, AFP | October 22, 2000March 17, 2001 | Pres. Joseph Estrada Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos Jaime de los Santos Jaime de los Santos is a retired military general in the Philippines. He joined the Philippine Army in 1969 after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy with a degree Bachelor of Science in Military Engineering... , AFP |
March 17, 2001April 2, 2002 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Dionisio R. Santiago, AFP | April 2November 14, 2002 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Gregorio M. Camiling, Jr., AFP | Novembeer 14, 2002January 6, 2003 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Efren L. Abu, AFP | January 6, 2003November 3, 2004 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Generoso S. Senga, AFP | November 3, 2004August 17, 2005 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. Hermogenes Esperon General Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. is a retired general and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the former Vice-Commander of Presidential Security Group... , AFP |
August 17, 2005July 22, 2006 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Romeo P. Tolentino, AFP | July 22, 2006August 24, 2007 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Alexander B. Yano Alexander B. Yano General Alexander B. Yano was the 38th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the highest position in the AFP hierarchy. His Vice Chief of Staff is Lt. Gen. Cardozo M. Luna and his Deputy Chief of Staff is Lt. Gen. Rodrigo F. Maclang. Alexander Yano also served as the commander of... , AFP |
August 24, 2007May 12, 2008 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Victor S. Ibrado | May 12, 2008May 4, 2009 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Delfin N. Bangit Delfin N. Bangit Gen. Delfin N. Bangit was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff for four months in 2010. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy.- Military Career :Graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Makatarungan Class 1978... , AFP |
May 4, 2009March 12, 2010 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Lt. Gen. Reynaldo B. Mapagu, AFP | March 12, 2010July 23, 2010 | Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Pres. Benigno Aquino III Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010.... |
| Lt. Gen. Arturo B. Ortiz, AFP | July 23, 2010Present | Pres. Benigno Aquino III Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010.... |