Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP)
Official seal
Incumbent
General Carlito Galvez Jr., AFP
since April 18, 2018
Reports to Secretary of National Defense
President of the Philippines
Appointer The President with the consent of the Commission on Appointments
Term length Mandatory retirement at age 56.[1] Can be extended for 3-6 Months until 3 years under R.A 8186 [2] [3]
Inaugural holder Artemio Ricarte (Revolutionary)
Jose Delos Reyes (AFP)
Formation December 21, 1935 (Official)
March 22, 1897 (Revolutionary)
Website Philippine Armed Forces

The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, usually the only soldier holding a rank of four-star general/admiral is the head of all Military Forces of the Philippines including all service branches (Army , Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard - In Wartime Attached Service) under its command. Its direct equivalent in the United States Armed Forces is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Unlike his/her United States counterpart which is merely supervisory, the AFP Chief of Staff has operational control over all military personnel of the Armed Forces.

The following is the list of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP). The Armed Forces of the Philippines were created as a result of the December 21, 1935 National Defense Act, Commonwealth Act No. 1.[4] However, the origin of the organization can be traced back to the establishment of the Philippine Constabulary, armed Filipino forces organized in 1901 by the United States to combat the Philippine Revolutionary Forces then led by General Emilio Aguinaldo.


Chiefs of Staff of the AFP

As Philippine Revolutionary Army

№ Chief-of-StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Ricarte, ArtemioCaptain General
Artemio Ricarte
(1866–1945)
[lower-alpha 1]		22 March 189722 January 18991 year, 306 days
Revolutionary Army
2
Luna, AntonioGeneral
Antonio Luna
(1866–1899)
[lower-alpha 2]		22 January 18995 June 1899 †134 days
Revolutionary Army
3
Aguinaldo, EmilioGeneral
Emilio Aguinaldo
(1869–1964)
[lower-alpha 3]		5 June 189923 March 19011 year, 291 days
Revolutionary Army

As Armed Forces of the Philippines

№ Chief-of-StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Reyes, Jose DelosMajor General
Jose Delos Reyes		21 December 19356 May 1936137 days
Philippine Army
2
Santos, PaulinoMajor General
Paulino Santos
(1890–1945)		6 May 193631 December 19382 years, 239 days
Philippine Army
3
Valdez, BasilioMajor General
Basilio Valdez		1 January 19397 November 19456 years, 310 days
Philippine Constabulary
4
Jalandoni, RafaelMajor General
Rafael Jalandoni		21 December 194520 December 19482 years, 365 days
Philippine Constabulary
5
Castañeda, MarianoMajor General
Mariano Castañeda
(1892–1970)		21 December 194828 May 19512 years, 158 days
Philippine Constabulary
6
Duque, CalixtoMajor General
Calixto Duque		2 June 195130 December 19532 years, 211 days
Philippine Army
7
Vargas, JesusLieutenant General
Jesus Vargas		30 December 195329 December 19562 years, 365 days
Philippine Army
8
Arellano, AlfonsoLieutenant General
Alfonso Arellano		29 December 195631 December 19582 years, 2 days
Philippine Army
9
Cabal, ManuelLieutenant General
Manuel Cabal		1 January 195930 December 19612 years, 363 days
Philippine Constabulary
10
Cruz, Pelagio A.Lieutenant General
Pelagio A. Cruz
(1912–1986)		30 December 196131 August 1962244 days
Philippine Air Force
11
Santos, AlfredoGeneral
Alfredo Santos
(1905–1990)		1 September 196212 July 19652 years, 314 days
Philippine Army
12
Atienza, RigobertoGeneral
Rigoberto Atienza		13 July 196522 January 1966193 days
Philippine Army
13
Mata, ErnestoGeneral
Ernesto Mata
(1915–2012)		22 January 196621 January 1967364 days
Philippine Army
14
Osias, VictorGeneral
Victor Osias		21 January 196715 August 1967206 days
Philippine Air Force
15
Velasco, SegundoGeneral
Segundo Velasco		15 August 196727 May 1968286 days
Philippine Army
16
Yan, Manuel T.General
Manuel T. Yan
(1920–2008)
[lower-alpha 4]		28 May 196815 January 19723 years, 232 days
Philippine Constabulary
17
Espino, RomeoGeneral
Romeo Espino
[lower-alpha 5]		15 January 197215 August 19819 years, 212 days
Philippine Army
18
Ver, FabianGeneral
Fabian Ver
(1920–1998)
[lower-alpha 6]		15 August 198124 October 19843 years, 70 days
Philippine Constabulary
19
Ramos, FidelGeneral
Fidel V. Ramos
(born 1928)		24 October 19842 December 19851 year, 39 days
Philippine Constabulary
(18)
Ver, FabianGeneral
Fabian Ver
(1920–1998)		2 December 198525 February 198685 days
Philippine Constabulary
(19)
Ramos, FidelGeneral
Fidel V. Ramos
(born 1928)
[lower-alpha 7]		25 February 198623 January 19881 year, 332 days
Philippine Constabulary
20
De Villa, RenatoGeneral
Renato De Villa
(born 1935)
[lower-alpha 8]		25 January 198823 January 19912 years, 363 days
Philippine Constabulary
21
Biazon, RodolfoGeneral
Rodolfo Biazon
(born 1935)
[lower-alpha 9]		24 January 199112 April 199178 days
Philippine Marine Corps
22
Abadia, LisandroGeneral
Lisandro Abadia		12 April 199112 April 19943 years, 0 days
Philippine Army
23
Enrile, ArturoGeneral
Arturo Enrile
(1940–1998)
[lower-alpha 10]		15 April 199428 November 1996227 days
Philippine Army
24
Acedera, ArnulfoGeneral
Arnulfo Acedera		28 November 199631 December 19971 year, 33 days
Philippine Air Force
26
Mariano, ClementeGeneral
Clemente Mariano		1 January 199830 June 1998180 days
Philippine Army
27
Nazareno, JoselinoGeneral
Joselino Nazareno
[lower-alpha 11]		1 July 19988 July 19991 year, 7 days
Philippine Army
28
Reyes, AngeloGeneral
Angelo Reyes
(1945–2011)
[lower-alpha 12]		8 July 199917 March 20011 year, 252 days
Philippine Army
29
Villanueva, DiomedioGeneral
Diomedio Villanueva		17 March 200118 May 20021 year, 62 days
Philippine Army
30
Cimatu, RoyGeneral
Roy Cimatu
(born 1946)
[lower-alpha 13]		18 May 200210 September 2002115 days
Philippine Army
31
Defensor, Benjamin Jr.General
Benjamin Defensor Jr.		10 September 200228 November 200279 days
Philippine Air Force
32
Santiago, DionisioGeneral
Dionisio Santiago
[lower-alpha 14]		28 November 20028 April 2003131 days
Philippine Army
34
Abaya, NarcisoGeneral
Narciso Abaya		8 April 200329 October 20041 year, 204 days
Philippine Army
35
Abu, EfrenGeneral
Efren Abu		29 October 200415 August 2005290 days
Philippine Army
36
Senga, GenerosoGeneral
Generoso Senga		15 August 200522 July 2006341 days
Philippine Army
37
Esperon, Hermogenes Jr.General
Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
(born 1952)
[lower-alpha 15]		22 July 200612 May 20081 year, 295 days
Philippine Army
38
Yano, AlexanderGeneral
Alexander Yano
[lower-alpha 16]		12 May 20081 May 2009354 days
Philippine Army
39
Ibrado, VictorGeneral
Victor Ibrado		1 May 200910 March 2010313 days
Philippine Army
40
Bangit, DelfinGeneral
Delfin N. Bangit
(1955–2013)		10 March 201022 June 2010104 days
Philippine Army
-
Ochoa, NestorLieutenant General
Nestor Ochoa
Acting		22 June 201030 June 20108 days
Philippine Army
41
David, Ricardo Jr.General
Ricardo David
(born 1955)
[lower-alpha 17]		2 July 20107 March 2011248 days
Philippine Army
42
Oban, Eduardo Jr.General
Eduardo Oban Jr.
(born 1955)		7 March 201112 December 2011280 days
Philippine Air Force
43
Dellosa, JessieGeneral
Jessie Dellosa
(born 1957)		12 December 201120 January 20131 year, 39 days
Philippine Army
44
Bautista, EmmanuelGeneral
Emmanuel T. Bautista
(born 1958)		20 January 201318 July 20141 year, 179 days
Philippine Army
45
Catapang, Gregorio PioGeneral
Gregorio Pio Catapang
(born 1959)
[lower-alpha 18]		18 July 201410 July 2015357 days
Philippine Army
46
Catapang, Gregorio PioGeneral
Hernando Delfin Carmelo A. Iriberri
(born 1960)
[5]		10 July 201522 April 2016287 days
Philippine Army
-
Miranda, GloriosoLieutenant General
Glorioso Miranda
(born 1961)
Acting		22 April 201630 June 201669 days
Philippine Army
47
Visaya, RicardoGeneral
Ricardo Visaya
(born 1960)
[lower-alpha 19]		1 July 20167 December 2016159 days
Philippine Army
48
Año, EduardoGeneral
Eduardo Año
(born 1961)
[lower-alpha 20]		7 December 201626 October 2017323 days
Philippine Army
49
Guerrero, Rey LeonardoGeneral
Rey Leonardo Guerrero
(born 1961)
[lower-alpha 21]		26 October 201718 April 2018[7]174 days
Philippine Army
50
Galvez, Carlito, Jr.General
Carlito Galvez Jr.
(born 1962)		18 April 2018Incumbent178 days
Philippine Army

Notes

  1. ↑ Ricarte was elected Captain-General by the Tejeros Convention.
  2. ↑ Luna was assassinated by General Aguinaldo's men. Became the First President of the Republic of the Philippines.
  3. ↑ Aguinaldo personally took charge after General Antonio Luna's assassination.
  4. ↑ Yan served as the youngest chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the age of 48. Prior to that, he was the chief of the Philippine Constabulary. He currently holds the record for longest continuous government service from 1937- 2001 or 64 years of service.
  5. ↑ Espino served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army before appointed to become the top military man. Espino is the longest-serving Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for nine years, especially during the martial law regime. A second product of the ROTC. During his term, he was fair in administering the military, unlike his successor, General Fabian Ver.
  6. ↑ Ver was considered a loyalist and the second most powerful man in the country next to President Ferdinand Marcos in the later years of his authoritarian regime, replacing then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, who held the status since 1972 when Marcos named him as martial law administrator upon the imposition of martial law. Ver, in fact, was the most powerful military officer at that time for, aside from being the top military man, he was also the commander of the Presidential Security Command and the director-general of NISA, the Marcos regime's secret police. The third military officer appointed as chief of staff that came from ROTC. During his term, he was known for his favoritism especially in the promotion of officers.
  7. ↑ Ramos then, before becoming the chief of the now defunct Philippine Constabulary in 1972, he was the commander of Philippine Army's 3rd Division in Cebu. On the 1980s he was promoted into vice-chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant general but remained as PC chief. After the EDSA revolt that ousted Marcos his cousin from power, he became the AFP chief. Later after retiring as AFP chief of staff during the term of President Corazon C. Aquino served as Secretary of National Defense and was elected the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines in 1992 and served until 1998. He is the 2nd Army General who became the President of the Republic after Gen. Aguinaldo.
  8. ↑ Prior to becoming chief of staff, in 1986, De Villa was named to be the chief of the Philippine Constabulary (now defunct), then an AFP major service acting as the country's police force while he was also named to be AFP vice-chief of staff with the rank of three-star general. Upon retirement, De Villa served as Secretary of National Defense when he retired in 1991 and ran for president but lost to Joseph Estrada and Executive Secretary under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
  9. ↑ Biazon served in the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives after his retirement as AFP chief of staff in 1991. He is the first and only Chief of Staff from the PMC. Prior to that, he served as the commander of the AFP NCR Defense Command in 1988 and Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps in 1987. He had also served as the superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy in 1986.
  10. ↑ Enrile later served as Secretary of the DOTC under President Fidel Ramos.
  11. ↑ Later served as Ambassador to Pakistan.
  12. ↑ Reyes later served as Secretary of National Defense, Secretary of DILG, Secretary of DENR, and Secretary of DOE under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
  13. ↑ Cimatu later served as Special Envoy to the Middle East. Cimatu served as the Secretary of the DENR under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
  14. ↑ Later served as the director-general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
  15. ↑ Esperon later served as Presidential Adviser on Peace Process under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Esperon served as National Security Adviser under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
  16. ↑ Yano later served as our country's Ambassador to Brunei.
  17. ↑ David later served as Bureau of Immigration Commissioner under President Benigno Aquino III.
  18. ↑ Later served as Bases Conversion Development Agency Board Member.
  19. ↑ Later served as the Administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.[6]
  20. ↑ Later served as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte[5]
  21. ↑ Later served as the Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

References

  1. ↑ "Gen. Glorioso Miranda named as acting AFP chief". CNN Philippines. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/635715/duterte-extends-afp-chief-guerrero-s-term/story/
  3. ↑ http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8186.htm#.W17uQ9IzbIU
  4. ↑ COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1: The National Defense Act, Chanrobles law library, December 21, 1935, retrieved 2008-10-24
  5. 1 2 "Rebel hunter Año is new AFP chief". Rappler. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Duterte leads AFP change of command rites". Sun.Star Manila. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hello, goodbye, General Guerrero". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
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