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The Commanding General of the Philippine Army (CGPA) is the overall commander and highest ranking officer commissioned to serve in the Philippine Army. The position concurrently holds the three-star rank of Lieutenant General. [2] The commanding general is appointed by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on ...
Eduardo Manahan Año (Tagalog: [ʔɛdˈwaɾdo ˈaɲo]; born October 26, 1961) is a Filipino public official and retired general of the Philippine Army who currently serves as the National Security Adviser under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos since 2023. [4]
The Philippine Army (PA) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare and as of 2021 had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers [1] The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine Commonwealth Army.
Roy Mabagos Galido is a Philippine Army officer who serves as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army since 7 August 2023. Prior to his appointment, Galido's previous commands include the Western Mindanao Command , the 6th Infantry Division and the 601st Infantry Brigade.
One example is the Philippine Army shooting team, wherein the unit was the overall champion in a two-week competition held in Australia, in 2013. [151] The Philippine Army shooting team won 14 gold medals, 50 silver medals and two bronze medals in Australian Army Skills at the Arms Meeting (AASAM) in 2014. [152]
Centino was born on February 4, 1967, in Tacloban, Leyte, and grew up in Cebu City, Cebu.There, he attended the University of the Philippines High School Cebu. [5] His mother, Araceli (née Castor), was a school teacher and probation officer in the Parole and Probation Administration, and his father, Flaviano Centino, was a lawyer who served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Judge ...
Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon Jr. [1] (Tagalog: [hɛɾmoˈhɛnɛs ʔɛspɛˈron]; born February 9, 1952) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the National Security Adviser in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. [2]
Military service; Allegiance Philippines: Branch/service: Philippine Army: Years of service: 1985–2018: Rank: General: Unit: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines AFP Western Mindanao Command 6th Infantry Division Chairman, Government of the Philippines Coordinating Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities (GPH-CCCH)