Eduardo Año

Eduardo Manahan Año (Tagalog: [ɛdwɐɾdo ˈaɲo]; born October 26, 1961) is a retired Philippine Army general serving as the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government since 2018 in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. He previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 2016 to 2017, and was the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from 2015 to 2016.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Manahan and the surname or paternal family name is Año.
Eduardo M. Año

CCLH PGAT
Año in 2018
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
January 5, 2018 – November 6, 2018 (Officer in Charge)
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byUsec. Catalino Cuy (OIC)
Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
In office
October 26, 2017 – January 4, 2018
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
48th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
December 7, 2016[1] – October 26, 2017
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byGen. Ricardo Visaya
Succeeded byGen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
In office
July 14, 2015 – December 7, 2016
PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded byLt Gen. Hernando Iriberri
Succeeded byLt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Manahan Año

(1961-10-26) October 26, 1961
San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
Military service
Nickname(s)"Rebel Hunter"
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Army
Years of service1983–2017
Rank General[2]
UnitChief of Staff, AFP
Commanding General, PA
10th Infantry Division
Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces pf the Philippines
Army Intelligence & Security Group
Battles/warsMoro conflict
CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion
Marawi crisis

Life and career

Military career
Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año as Army Chief.

Eduardo Manahan Año was born in San Mateo, Rizal on October 26, 1961. At an early age, he has already manifested his exceptional academic prowess when he graduated elementary as valedictorian. Straight from high school, he entered the Philippine Military Academy and became a member of the PMA Matikas class of 1983, where he graduated as Cum Laude. He is also a graduate of the Scout Ranger Course and topped his class in the International Officer Intelligence Course in the US in 1993, garnering an average score of a perfect rating of 100% in a US Military Training School in Fort Huachuca, Arizona [3]

Año held various vital military positions in the Military Intelligence Positions, such as being the Commander of the Intelligence and Security Group of the Philippine Army; the Chief of the Intelligence Service Armed Forces of the Philippines; the Commander of the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division ; the 57th Commanding General of the Philippine Army and eventually the 48th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In the years of his military reputation, he led the capture of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon of the Communist Party of the Philippines in 2014,[4] as well as the death of a New People's Army Commander, Leonardo Pitao, known as "Kumander Prago" in his stint as commander of the 10th Infantry Division.[4]

Año was instrumental in the neutralization of countless Terrorist and Communist High-Value Targets. He was appointed Martial Law Administrator in Mindanao during the five-month long Marawi Crisis.

Nicknamed "Rebel Hunter", Año has been a recipient of more or less 70 awards, medals and decorations both locally and abroad. He received the coveted Philippine Military Academy Cavalier Award in 1996 as an outstanding PMA Alumnus in the field of Army Operations. He is also a recipient of the Philippine Legion of Honor (Degree of Chief Commander) and the Panglima Gagah Angkatan Tentera (PGAT) by the King of Malaysia.

Secretary of the Interior and Local Government

President Rodrigo Duterte designated Año as officer-in-charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in January 2018. Año could not be given the secretary post immediately because Republic Act 6975 prevents a retired or resigned military officer from being appointed as a secretary within one year from the date of their retirement or resignation.[5] He formally took oath as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on November 6, 2018.[6]

Awards

Personal life

He is married to Jean Joselyn Maria R. Dioso, and they have 4 Children (2 Boys, 2 Girls).

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-04-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Mangosing, Frances (5 January 2017). "AFP chief gets his fourth star". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2019-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Analyzing Año | ABS-CBN News". News.abs-cbn.com. 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  5. Nestor Corrales (November 5, 2018). "Año now officially DILG secretary". Inquirer.net.
  6. Posted at Nov 06 2018 04:00 AM (2018-11-06). "Año is now officially DILG chief | ABS-CBN News". News.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ricardo Visaya		 Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Rey Leonardo Guerrero
Political offices
Preceded by
Catalino Cuy
(OIC)		 Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
2018–present		 Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Roy Cimatu
as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources		 Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government		 Succeeded by
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
as Secretary of Tourism
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