Commanding General of the Philippine Army | |
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Incumbent since 7 August 2023Lt. General Roy M. Galido | |
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Abbreviation | CGPA |
Reports to | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Residence | CGPA Quarters, Fort Bonifacio |
Seat | Fort Andres Bonifacio, Taguig City |
Appointer | The President with Commission on Appointments confirmation |
Term length | 3 years |
Constituting instrument | Republic Act No. 11939[1] |
Precursor | Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army |
Formation | 11 January 1936 |
Deputy | Vice Commander of the Philippine Army Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army |
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 Appointments. In the military chain of command, the CGPA directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Officeholders
[edit]Captain General of the Revolutionary Army
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term | President | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
1 | Artemio Ricarte y García (1866–1945) | General22 March 1897 | 22 January 1899 | 1 year, 306 days | Emilio Aguinaldo | [3] |
Commanding General of the Revolutionary Army
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term | President | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
2 | Antonio Luna y Novicio (1866–1899) | General23 January 1899 | 5 June 1899 | 133 days | Emilio Aguinaldo | [4] | |
— | Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (1840–1924) Acting | General15 August 1903 | 8 January 1904 | 146 days | Himself | — |
Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term | President | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
3 | Jose de los Reyes (1874–1945) | Major General11 January 1936 | 3 May 1936 | 113 days | Manuel Quezon | [5] | |
4 | Paulino Santos (1890–1945) | Major General6 May 1936 | 31 December 1938 | 2 years, 239 days | Manuel Quezon | [5] | |
5 | Basilio Valdés (1892–1970) | Major General1 January 1939 | 7 November 1945 | 6 years, 310 days | Manuel Quezon Sergio Osmeña | [5] | |
6 | Rafael Jalandoni (1894–1949) | Major General21 December 1945 | 10 March 1947 | 1 year, 79 days | Sergio Osmeña Manuel Roxas | [5][6] |
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term | President | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
6 | Rafael Jalandoni (1894–1949) | Major General10 March 1947 | 21 December 1948 | 1 year, 286 days | Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino | [5][6] | |
7 | Mariano Castañeda (1892–1970) | Major General21 December 1948 | 15 January 1951 | 2 years, 25 days | Elpidio Quirino | — | |
8 | Calixto Duque (1893–1972) | Major General15 January 1951 | 29 December 1953 | 2 years, 348 days | Elpidio Quirino | — | |
9 | Jesus Vargas (1905–1994) | Lieutenant General30 December 1953 | 29 December 1956 | 2 years, 365 days | Ramon Magsaysay | — | |
10 | Alfonso Arellano (1905–1957) | Lieutenant General29 December 1956 | 1 June 1957 | 154 days | Ramon Magsaysay Carlos Garcia | — |
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name | Term | President | Chief of Staff | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
11 | Leoncio Tan (1910–1986) | Brigadier General1 July 1957 | 12 June 1958 | 346 days | Carlos García | Alfonso Arellano | – | |
12 | Tirso Fajardo (1910–1986) | Brigadier General12 June 1958 | 1 August 1960 | 2 years, 50 days | Carlos García | Alfonso Arellano Manuel Cabal | – | |
13 | Alfredo Santos (1905–1990) | Brigadier General1 August 1960 | 16 September 1962 | 2 years, 46 days | Carlos García Diosdado Macapagal | Manuel Cabal Pelagio Cruz | – | |
14 | Dominador García | Brigadier General16 September 1962 | 1 January 1963 | 107 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Alfredo Santos | – | |
15 | Ricardo Papa | Brigadier General1 January 1963 | 31 August 1963 | 242 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Alfredo Santos | – | |
16 | Ernesto Mata (1915–2012) | Brigadier General1 September 1963 | 1 June 1964 | 274 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Alfredo Santos | – | |
17 | Rigoberto Atienza | Brigadier General1 June 1964 | 23 March 1965 | 295 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Alfredo Santos | – | |
18 | Ismael Lapus | Brigadier General23 March 1965 | 28 September 1965 | 189 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Alfredo Santos Rigoberto Atienza | – | |
19 | Patricio Monzon | Brigadier General28 September 1965 | 1 December 1965 | 64 days | Diosdado Macapagal | Rigoberto Atienza | – | |
20 | Silvino de Goma | Brigadier General1 December 1965 | 25 January 1966 | 55 days | Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos | Rigoberto Atienza Ernesto Mata | – | |
21 | Santos García | Brigadier General25 January 1966 | 13 January 1967 | 353 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Ernesto Mata | – | |
22 | Romeo Espino (1914–2003) | Brigadier General13 January 1967 | 29 May 1968 | 1 year, 137 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Ernesto Mata Víctor Osias Segundo Velasco | – | |
23 | Rúben Maglaya | Brigadier General29 May 1968 | 30 June 1969 | 1 year, 32 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Manuel Yan | – | |
24 | Rafael Ileto (1920–2003) | Brigadier General30 June 1969 | 16 January 1972 | 2 years, 200 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Manuel Yan | – | |
25 | Rafael Zagala | Major General16 January 1972 | 16 January 1975 | 3 years, 0 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Romeo Espino | – | |
26 | Ricardo Sarimos | Major General16 January 1975 | 27 March 1976 | 1 year, 71 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Romeo Espino | – | |
27 | Fortunato Abat (1925–2018) | Major General28 March 1976 | 27 March 1981 | 4 years, 364 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Romeo Espino | – | |
28 | Josephus Ramas (1925–2005) | Major General27 March 1981 | 28 February 1986 | 4 years, 338 days | Ferdinand Marcos | Fabian Ver Fidel Ramos | – | |
29 | Rodolfo Canieso (1932–2016) | Major General28 February 1986 | 1 July 1987 | 1 year, 123 days | Corazon Aquino | Fidel Ramos | – | |
30 | Restituto Padilla Sr. | Major General1 July 1987 | 30 March 1988 | 273 days | Corazon Aquino | Fidel Ramos Renato de Villa | – | |
31 | Mariano Adalem (1933–2000) | Major General30 March 1988 | 26 July 1989 | 1 year, 118 days | Corazon Aquino | Renato de Villa | – | |
32 | Manuel Cacanando | Major General26 July 1989 | 1 March 1990 | 218 days | Corazon Aquino | Renato de Villa | – | |
33 | Guillermo Flores | Major General1 March 1990 | 11 January 1991 | 316 days | Corazon Aquino | Renato de Villa | – | |
34 | Lisandro Abadia | Major General11 January 1991 | 11 April 1991 | 90 days | Corazon Aquino | Renato de Villa Rodolfo Biazon | – | |
35 | Arturo Enrile (1940–1998) | Lieutenant General11 April 1991 | 15 April 1994 | 3 years, 4 days | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos | Lisandro Abadia | – | |
36 | Rómulo Yap (1939–2022) | Lieutenant General15 April 1994 | 20 February 1995 | 311 days | Fidel Ramos | Arturo Enrile | – | |
37 | Orlando Soriano | Lieutenant General20 February 1995 | 25 January 1996 | 339 days | Fidel Ramos | Arturo Enrile | – | |
38 | Clemente Mariano | Lieutenant General25 January 1996 | 31 December 1997 | 1 year, 340 days | Fidel Ramos | Arturo Enrile Arnulfo Acedera Jr. | – | |
39 | Lieutenant general Raul Urgello | 31 December 1997 | 30 September 1998 | 273 days | Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada | Clemente Mariano Joselin Nazareno | – | |
40 | Angelo Reyes (1945–2011) | Lieutenant General30 September 1998 | 3 May 1999 | 215 days | Joseph Estrada | Joselin Nazareno | – | |
41 | Voltaire Gazmin (born 1944) | Lieutenant General3 May 1999 | 22 October 2000 | 1 year, 172 days | Joseph Estrada | Angelo Reyes | – | |
42 | Diomedio Villanueva (1947–2023) | Lieutenant General22 October 2000 | 17 March 2001 | 146 days | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Angelo Reyes | – | |
43 | Jaime de los Santos (born 1946) | Lieutenant General17 March 2001 | 2 April 2002 | 1 year, 16 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Diomedio Villanueva | – | |
44 | Dionisio Santiago (born 1947) | Lieutenant General2 April 2002 | 14 November 2002 | 226 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Diomedio Villanueva Roy Cimatu Benjamin Defensor Jr. | – | |
45 | Gregorio Camiling Jr. | Lieutenant General14 November 2002 | 6 January 2003 | 53 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Benjamin Defensor Jr. Dionisio Santiago | – | |
46 | Efren Abu | Lieutenant General6 January 2003 | 3 November 2004 | 1 year, 302 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Dionisio Santiago Narciso Abaya | – | |
47 | Generoso Senga (born 1950) | Lieutenant General3 November 2004 | 17 August 2005 | 287 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Efren Abu | – | |
48 | Hermogenes Esperon (born 1952) | Lieutenant General17 August 2005 | 22 July 2006 | 339 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Generoso Senga | – | |
49 | Romeo Tolentino (born 1952) | Lieutenant General22 July 2006 | 24 August 2007 | 1 year, 33 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Hermogenes Esperon | – | |
50 | Alexander Yano (born 1953) | Lieutenant General24 August 2007 | 12 May 2008 | 262 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Hermogenes Esperon | [7] | |
51 | Victor Ibrado | Lieutenant General12 May 2008 | 4 May 2009 | 357 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Alexander Yano | [8] | |
52 | Delfin Bangit (1955–2013) | Lieutenant General4 May 2009 | 12 March 2010 | 312 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Victor Ibrado | [9] | |
53 | Reynaldo Mapagu | Lieutenant General12 March 2010 | 23 July 2010 | 133 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III | Delfin Bangit Nestor Ochoa Ricardo David | [10] | |
54 | Arturo Ortiz (born 1955) | Lieutenant General23 July 2010 | 10 November 2011 | 1 year, 110 days | Benigno Aquino III | Ricardo David Eduardo Oban | [11] | |
55 | Emmanuel Bautista (born 1961) | Lieutenant General10 November 2011 | 22 January 2013 | 1 year, 73 days | Benigno Aquino III | Eduardo Oban Jessie Dellosa | [12] | |
56 | Noel Coballes (born 1958) | Lieutenant General22 January 2013 | 7 February 2014 | 1 year, 16 days | Benigno Aquino III | Emmanuel Bautista | [13] | |
57 | Hernando Iriberri (born 1961) | Lieutenant General7 February 2014 | 15 July 2015 | 1 year, 158 days | Benigno Aquino III | Emmanuel Bautista Gregorio Catapang Jr. | [14] | |
58 | Eduardo Año (born 1961) | Lieutenant General15 July 2015 | 7 December 2016 | 1 year, 145 days | Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte | Hernando Iriberri Glorioso Miranda Ricardo Visaya | [14] | |
— | Glorioso Miranda (born 1961) Acting | Lieutenant General7 December 2016 | 5 October 2017 | 302 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Eduardo Año | [15] | |
59 | Rolando Bautista (born 1962) | Lieutenant General5 October 2017 | 15 October 2018 | 1 year, 10 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Eduardo Año Rey Leonardo Guerrero Carlito Galvez Jr. | [16] | |
60 | Macairog Alberto (born 1963) | Lieutenant General15 October 2018 | 6 December 2019 | 1 year, 52 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Carlito Galvez Jr. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. Noel Clement | [17][18] [19][20] | |
61 | Gilbert Gapay (born 1965) | Lieutenant General6 December 2019 | 3 August 2020 | 241 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Noel Clement Felimon Santos Jr. | [21][22] [23][24] [25] | |
62 | Cirilito Sobejana (born 1965) | Lieutenant General4 August 2020 | 16 February 2021 | 197 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Gilbert Gapay | [26] | |
— | Jose Faustino Jr. (born 1965) Acting | Lieutenant General16 February 2021 | 14 May 2021 | 87 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Cirilito Sobejana | [27][28] [29][30] | |
63 | Andres Centino (born 1967) | Lieutenant General14 May 2021 | 10 December 2021 | 210 days | Rodrigo Duterte | Cirilito Sobejana Jose Faustino Jr. | [31][32] [33][34][35] | |
64 | Romeo Brawner Jr. (born 1968) | Lieutenant General10 December 2021 | 21 July 2023 | 1 year, 223 days | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos | Andres Centino Bartolome Bacarro | [36] | |
65 | Roy Galido (born 1968) | Lieutenant General7 August 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 9 days | Bongbong Marcos | Romeo Brawner Jr. | [37][38] |
See also
[edit]- Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Philippine Army
- Chief of Air Force
- Chief of Navy
- Chief of Constabulary
References
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- ^ Republic Act 11709. Congress of the Philippines. 26 July 2021.
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- ^ a b Exec. Order No. 1947-94 (March 5, 1947) President of the Philippines
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