Delfin N. Bangit
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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
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Bangit is the 51st Commanding General, Philippine Army. He hails from San Mateo, Rizal and was a member of the Philippine Military Academy "Makatarungan" Class of 1978.
Prior to his assumption as the Army Chief, Bangit was the Commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines from 06 May 2008 to 12 June 2009. His most recent positions of major responsibility include: Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army from 11 September 2007 to 06 May 2008; Chief, Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines from 16 August 2006 to 05 September 2007; Group Commander, Presidential Security Group from 12 February 2003 to 11 September 2007.
He has also been the Chief of Staff, Intelligence and Security Group, Philippine Army from 16 May 1997 to 16 August 1998; Company Commander, Alpha Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G2), 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army; Area Command Staff for Intelligence, SOLCOM, AFP; Battalion Commander, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army.
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Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Chief of Staff for four months in 2010. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy
Philippine Military Academy
The Philippine Military Academy or PMA, is the Philippine military school for the Armed Forces of the Philippines . PMA was established on December 21, 1936 by the virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 1 . PMA is located in Baguio, Benguet province...
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Military Career
Graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Makatarungan Class 1978. Former Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.Bangit is the 51st Commanding General, Philippine Army. He hails from San Mateo, Rizal and was a member of the Philippine Military Academy "Makatarungan" Class of 1978.
Prior to his assumption as the Army Chief, Bangit was the Commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines from 06 May 2008 to 12 June 2009. His most recent positions of major responsibility include: Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army from 11 September 2007 to 06 May 2008; Chief, Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines from 16 August 2006 to 05 September 2007; Group Commander, Presidential Security Group from 12 February 2003 to 11 September 2007.
He has also been the Chief of Staff, Intelligence and Security Group, Philippine Army from 16 May 1997 to 16 August 1998; Company Commander, Alpha Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army; Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G2), 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army; Area Command Staff for Intelligence, SOLCOM, AFP; Battalion Commander, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, Philippine Army.
Training
Bangit is a graduate of the Command and Staff Course at the Australian Army Command and Staff College; Pre-Commander Course for Battalion Commander and Infantry Officer Advance Course, both taken at the Combat Arms School, Training Command, Philippine Army; Anti-Urban Terrorist Patrol Training at the Louisiana State Police Academy; and the Foreign Officer Tactical Intelligence Course at the School for Military Intel in Australia. He finished his Master of Defense Studies from the University of Canberra, Australia in 2000.Before CS, AFP
Bangit was the Solcom (AFP Southern Luzon Command) based in Camp Nakar, Province of Quezon. He was Major General that time. He became a three star general when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed him as Commanding General of the Philippine ArmyCommanding General of the Philippine Army
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.-Lineage of Commanding Generals:...
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