Commanding 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. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Lieutenant General. The Commanding General has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the army, and directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
| Commanding General of the Philippine Army | |
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 Flag of the Commanding General of the Philippine Army | |
Incumbent Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay since December 6, 2019 | |
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| Abbreviation | CGPA |
| Reports to | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
| Appointer | President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
| 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 |
List of Commanding Generals
The following is a list of Commanding Generals of the Philippine Army:[1][2][3]
Philippine Revolutionary Army (1897–1899)
| No. | Commanding General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Artemio Ricarte (1866–1945) | March 22, 1897 | January 22, 1899 | 1 year, 306 days | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| 2 | General Antonio Luna (1866–1899) | January 23, 1899 | June 5, 1899 † | 133 days | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| 3 | General Emilio Aguinaldo (1869–1964) [lower-alpha 1] | 5 June 1899 | 23 March 1901 | 1 year, 291 days | Himself as Generalissimo |
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- Aguinaldo personally took charge after General Antonio Luna's assassination.
Philippine Army (1936–present)
| No. | Portrait | Commanding General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General José J. delos Reyes | January 11, 1936 | May 3, 1936 | 113 days | Manuel L. Quezon | ||
| 2 | Major General Paulino Santos (1890–1945) | May 6, 1936 | December 31, 1938 | 2 years, 239 days | Manuel L. Quezon | ||
| 3 | Major General Basilio J. Valdez (1892–1970) | January 1, 1939 | November 7, 1945 | 6 years, 310 days | Manuel L. Quezon Sergio Osmeña | ||
| 4 | Major General Rafael Jalandoni | December 21, 1945 | December 21, 1948 | 3 years, 0 days | Sergio Osmeña Manuel A. Roxas | ||
| 5 | Major General Mariano N. Castañeda, Sr. | December 21, 1948 | January 15, 1951 | 2 years, 25 days | Elpidio Quirino | ||
| 6 | Major General Calixto Duque | January 15, 1951 | December 29, 1953 | 2 years, 348 days | Elpidio Quirino | ||
| 7 | Lieutenant General Jesus M. Vargas (1905–1994) | December 30, 1953 | December 29, 1956 | 2 years, 365 days | Ramon Magsaysay | ||
| 8 | Lieutenant General Alfonso Arellano | December 29, 1956 | June 1, 1957 | 154 days | Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia | ||
| 9 | Brigadier General Leoncio S. Tan | July 1, 1957 | June 12, 1958 | 346 days | Carlos P. Garcia | ||
| 10 | Brigadier General Tirso G. Fajardo | June 12, 1958 | August 1, 1960 | 2 years, 50 days | Carlos P. Garcia | ||
| 11 | Brigadier General Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990) | August 1, 1960 | September 16, 1962 | 2 years, 46 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 12 | Brigadier General Dominador F. García | September 16, 1962 | January 1, 1963 | 107 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 13 | Brigadier General Ricardo J. Papa | January 1, 1963 | August 31, 1963 | 242 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 14 | Brigadier General Ernesto S. Mata (1915–2012) | September 1, 1963 | June 1, 1964 | 274 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 15 | Brigadier General Rigoberto J. Atienza | June 1, 1964 | March 23, 1965 | 295 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 16 | Brigadier General Ismael D. Lapus | March 23, 1965 | September 28, 1965 | 189 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 17 | Brigadier General Patricio R. Monzon | September 28, 1965 | December 1, 1965 | 64 days | Diosdado Macapagal | ||
| 18 | Brigadier General Silvino R. de Goma | December 1, 1965 | January 25, 1966 | 55 days | Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 19 | Brigadier General Santos S. García | January 25, 1966 | January 13, 1967 | 353 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 20 | Brigadier General Romeo C. Espino | January 13, 1967 | May 29, 1968 | 1 year, 137 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 21 | Brigadier General Ruben M. Maglaya | May 29, 1968 | June 30, 1969 | 1 year, 32 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 22 | Brigadier General Rafael M. Ileto | June 30, 1969 | January 16, 1972 | 2 years, 200 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 23 | Major General Rafael G. Zagala | January 16, 1972 | January 16, 1975 | 3 years, 0 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 24 | Major General Ricardo V. Sarimos | January 16, 1975 | March 27, 1976 | 1 year, 71 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 25 | Major General Fortunato U. Abat (1925–2018) | March 28, 1976 | March 27, 1981 | 4 years, 364 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos | ||
| 26 | Major General Josephus Q. Ramas | March 27, 1981 | February 28, 1986 | 4 years, 338 days | Ferdinand E. Marcos Corazon Aquino | ||
| 27 | Major General Rodolfo A. Canieso | February 28, 1986 | July 1, 1987 | 1 year, 123 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 28 | Major General Restituto C. Padilla, Sr. | July 1, 1987 | March 30, 1988 | 273 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 29 | Major General Mariano P. Adalem | March 30, 1988 | July 26, 1989 | 1 year, 118 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 30 | Major General Manuel V. Cacanando | July 26, 1989 | March 1, 1990 | 218 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 31 | Major General Ricardo P. Flores | March 1, 1990 | January 11, 1991 | 316 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 32 | Major General Lisandro C. Abadia | January 11, 1991 | April 11, 1991 | 90 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 33 | Lieutenant General Arturo T. Enrile | April 11, 1991 | April 15, 1994 | 3 years, 4 days | Corazon Aquino | ||
| 34 | Lieutenant General Rómulo F. Yap | April 15, 1994 | February 20, 1995 | 311 days | Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| 35 | Lieutenant General Orlando V. Soriano | February 20, 1995 | January 25, 1996 | 339 days | Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| 36 | Lieutenant General Clemente P. Mariano | January 25, 1996 | December 31, 1997 | 1 year, 340 days | Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| 37 | Lieutenant General Angelo T. Reyes | December 31, 1997 | May 3, 1999 | 1 year, 123 days | Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada | ||
| 38 | Lieutenant General Voltaire T. Gazmin | May 3, 1999 | October 22, 2000 | 1 year, 172 days | Joseph Estrada | ||
| 39 | Lieutenant General Diomedio P. Villanueva | October 22, 2000 | March 17, 2001 | 146 days | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 40 | Lieutenant General Jaime S. De los Santos | March 17, 2001 | April 2, 2002 | 1 year, 16 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 41 | Lieutenant General Dionisio R. Santiago | April 2, 2002 | November 14, 2002 | 226 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 42 | Lieutenant General Gregorio M. Camiling, Jr. | November 14, 2002 | January 6, 2003 | 53 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 43 | Lieutenant General Efren L. Abu | January 6, 2003 | November 3, 2004 | 1 year, 302 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 44 | Lieutenant General Generoso S. Senga | November 3, 2004 | August 17, 2005 | 287 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 45 | Lieutenant General Generoso S. Senga | November 3, 2004 | August 17, 2005 | 287 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 46 | Lieutenant General Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. | August 17, 2005 | July 22, 2006 | 339 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 47 | Lieutenant General Romeo P. Tolentino | July 22, 2006 | August 24, 2007 | 1 year, 33 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
| 48 | Lieutenant General Alexander B. Yano | August 24, 2007 | May 12, 2008 | 262 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [4] | |
| 49 | Lieutenant General Victor S. Ibrado | May 12, 2008 | May 4, 2009 | 1 year, 33 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [5] | |
| 50 | Lieutenant General Delfin N. Bangit | May 4, 2009 | March 12, 2010 | 312 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [6] | |
| 51 | Lieutenant General Reynaldo B. Mapagu | March 12, 2010 | July 23, 2010 | 133 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [7] | |
| 52 | Lieutenant General Arturo B. Ortiz (born 1955) | July 23, 2010 | November 10, 2011 | 1 year, 110 days | Benigno S. Aquino III | [8] | |
| 54 | Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista (born 1961) | November 10, 2011 | January 22, 2013 | 1 year, 73 days | Benigno S. Aquino III | [9] | |
| 53 | Lieutenant General Noel A. Coballes (born 1958) | January 22, 2013 | February 7, 2014 | 1 year, 16 days | Benigno S. Aquino III | [10] | |
| 55 | Lieutenant General Hernando Delfin Carlo A. Iriberri (born 1961) | February 7, 2014 | July 15, 2015 | 1 year, 158 days | Benigno S. Aquino III | [11] | |
| 56 | Lieutenant General Eduardo Año (born 1961) | July 15, 2015 | December 7, 2016 | 1 year, 145 days | Benigno S. Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte | [12] | |
| 57 | Lieutenant General Glorioso Miranda (born 1961) | December 7, 2016 | October 5, 2017 | 302 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [13] | |
| 58 | Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (born 1962) | October 5, 2017 | October 15,2018 | 1 year, 10 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [14] | |
| 59 | Lieutenant General Macairog S. Alberto (born 1963) | October 15, 2018 | December 6, 2019 | 1 year, 52 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [15][16][17][18] | |
| 60 | Lieutenant General Gilbert I. Gapay | December 6, 2019 | Incumbent | 204 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] |
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See also
References
- Lineage of Commander since 1899-1964 Archived 2016-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Lineage of Commander since 1964-1991 Archived 2016-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Lineage of Commander since 1991-present Archived 2016-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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