Chief of the Army (Philippines)

Commanding General of the Philippine Army
Flag of the Commanding General of the Philippine Army
Incumbent Romeo Brawner Jr. since December 7, 2021
Philippine Army
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
Term length	Mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 56
Precursor	Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army
Formation	11 January 1936
Unofficial names	“Ama ng Hukbo”
Deputy	Vice Commander, Philippine Army Chief of the Army Staff

The Commanding General of the Philippine Army (CGPA) is the overall commander and senior general of the Philippine Army, the ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Lieutenant General. He has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the army, and directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the armed forces.

Officeholders[]

Commanding Generals of the Philippine Revolutionary Army[]

No.	Portrait	Commanding General	Took office	Left office	Time in office	President	Ref.
1		Ricarte, ArtemioGeneral Artemio Ricarte (1866–1945) [a]	March 22, 1897	January 22, 1899	1 year, 306 days	Emilio Aguinaldo	–
2		Luna, AntonioGeneral Antonio Luna (1866–1899) [b]	January 23, 1899	June 5, 1899 †	133 days	Emilio Aguinaldo	–
*		Aguinaldo, EmilioGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo (1869–1964) [c]	5 June 1899	23 March 1901	1 year, 291 days	Himself as Generalissimo	–

Commanding Generals of the Philippine Army[]

No.	Portrait	Commanding General	Took office	Left office	Time in office	President	Ref.
3		Major general José J. delos Reyes	January 11, 1936	May 3, 1936	113 days	Manuel L. Quezon	–
4		Major general Paulino Santos (1890–1945)	May 6, 1936	December 31, 1938	2 years, 239 days	Manuel L. Quezon	–
5		Major general Basilio J. Valdez (1892–1970)	January 1, 1939	November 7, 1945	6 years, 310 days	Manuel L. Quezon Sergio Osmeña	–
6		Major general Rafael Jalandoni	December 21, 1945	December 21, 1948	3 years, 0 days	Sergio Osmeña Manuel A. Roxas	–
7		Major general Mariano N. Castañeda, Sr.	December 21, 1948	January 15, 1951	2 years, 25 days	Elpidio Quirino	–
8		Major general Calixto Duque	January 15, 1951	December 29, 1953	2 years, 348 days	Elpidio Quirino	–
9		Lieutenant general Jesus M. Vargas (1905–1994)	December 30, 1953	December 29, 1956	2 years, 365 days	Ramon Magsaysay	–
10		Lieutenant general Alfonso Arellano	December 29, 1956	June 1, 1957	154 days	Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia	–
11		Brigadier general Leoncio S. Tan	July 1, 1957	June 12, 1958	346 days	Carlos P. Garcia	–
12		Brigadier general Tirso G. Fajardo	June 12, 1958	August 1, 1960	2 years, 50 days	Carlos P. Garcia	–
13		Brigadier general Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990)	August 1, 1960	September 16, 1962	2 years, 46 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
14		Brigadier general Dominador F. García	September 16, 1962	January 1, 1963	107 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
15		Brigadier general Ricardo G. Papa	January 1, 1963	August 31, 1963	242 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
16		Brigadier general Ernesto S. Mata (1915–2012)	September 1, 1963	June 1, 1964	274 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
17		Brigadier general Rigoberto J. Atienza	June 1, 1964	March 23, 1965	295 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
18		Brigadier general Ismael D. Lapus	March 23, 1965	September 28, 1965	189 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
19		Brigadier general Patricio R. Monzon	September 28, 1965	December 1, 1965	64 days	Diosdado Macapagal	–
20		Brigadier general Silvino R. de Goma	December 1, 1965	January 25, 1966	55 days	Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
21		Brigadier general Santos S. García	January 25, 1966	January 13, 1967	353 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
22		Brigadier general Romeo C. Espino	January 13, 1967	May 29, 1968	1 year, 137 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
23		Brigadier general Ruben M. Maglaya	May 29, 1968	June 30, 1969	1 year, 32 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
24		Brigadier general Rafael M. Ileto	June 30, 1969	January 16, 1972	2 years, 200 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
25		Major general Rafael G. Zagala	January 16, 1972	January 16, 1975	3 years, 0 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
26		Major general Ricardo V. Sarimos	January 16, 1975	March 27, 1976	1 year, 71 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	–
27		Major general Fortunato U. Abat (1925–2018)	March 28, 1976	March 27, 1981	4 years, 364 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos	��
28		Major general Josephus Q. Ramas	March 27, 1981	February 28, 1986	4 years, 338 days	Ferdinand E. Marcos Corazon Aquino	–
29		Major general Rodolfo A. Canieso	February 28, 1986	July 1, 1987	1 year, 123 days	Corazon Aquino	–
30		Major general Restituto C. Padilla, Sr.	July 1, 1987	March 30, 1988	273 days	Corazon Aquino	–
31		Major general Mariano P. Adalem	March 30, 1988	July 26, 1989	1 year, 118 days	Corazon Aquino	–
32		Major general Manuel V. Cacanando	July 26, 1989	March 1, 1990	218 days	Corazon Aquino	–
33		Major general Ricardo P. Flores	March 1, 1990	January 11, 1991	316 days	Corazon Aquino	–
34		Major general Lisandro C. Abadia	January 11, 1991	April 11, 1991	90 days	Corazon Aquino	–
35		Lieutenant general Arturo T. Enrile (1940–1998)	April 11, 1991	April 15, 1994	3 years, 4 days	Corazon Aquino	–
36		Lieutenant general Rómulo F. Yap	April 15, 1994	February 20, 1995	311 days	Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos	–
37		Lieutenant general Orlando V. Soriano	February 20, 1995	January 25, 1996	339 days	Fidel V. Ramos	–
38		Lieutenant general Clemente P. Mariano	January 25, 1996	December 31, 1997	1 year, 340 days	Fidel V. Ramos	–
39		Lieutenant general Angelo T. Reyes	December 31, 1997	May 3, 1999	1 year, 123 days	Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada	–
40		Lieutenant general Voltaire T. Gazmin (born 1944)	May 3, 1999	October 22, 2000	1 year, 172 days	Joseph Estrada	–
41		Lieutenant general Diomedio P. Villanueva	October 22, 2000	March 17, 2001	146 days	Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
42		Lieutenant general Jaime S. De los Santos	March 17, 2001	April 2, 2002	1 year, 16 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
43		Lieutenant general Dionisio R. Santiago	April 2, 2002	November 14, 2002	226 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
44		Lieutenant general Gregorio M. Camiling, Jr.	November 14, 2002	January 6, 2003	53 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
45		Lieutenant general Efren L. Abu	January 6, 2003	November 3, 2004	1 year, 302 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
46		Lieutenant general Generoso S. Senga	November 3, 2004	August 17, 2005	287 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
47		Lieutenant general Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr.	August 17, 2005	July 22, 2006	339 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
48		Lieutenant general Romeo P. Tolentino	July 22, 2006	August 24, 2007	1 year, 33 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	–
49		Lieutenant general Alexander B. Yano	August 24, 2007	May 12, 2008	262 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	[1]
50		Lieutenant general Victor S. Ibrado	May 12, 2008	May 4, 2009	1 year, 33 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	[2]
51		Lieutenant general Delfin N. Bangit	May 4, 2009	March 12, 2010	312 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	[3]
52		Lieutenant general Reynaldo B. Mapagu	March 12, 2010	July 23, 2010	133 days	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	[4]
53		Lieutenant general Arturo B. Ortiz (born 1955)	July 23, 2010	November 10, 2011	1 year, 110 days	Benigno S. Aquino III	[5]
54		Lieutenant general Emmanuel T. Bautista (born 1961)	November 10, 2011	January 22, 2013	1 year, 73 days	Benigno S. Aquino III	[6]
55		Lieutenant general Noel A. Coballes (born 1958)	January 22, 2013	February 7, 2014	1 year, 16 days	Benigno S. Aquino III	[7]
56		Lieutenant general Hernando Delfin Carlo A. Iriberri (born 1961)	February 7, 2014	July 15, 2015	1 year, 158 days	Benigno S. Aquino III	[8]
57		Lieutenant general Eduardo Año (born 1961)	July 15, 2015	December 7, 2016	1 year, 145 days	Benigno S. Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte	[8]
58		Lieutenant general Glorioso Miranda (born 1961) Acting	December 7, 2016	October 5, 2017	302 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[9]
59		Lieutenant general Rolando Joselito D. Bautista (born 1962)	October 5, 2017	October 15, 2018	1 year, 10 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[10]
60		Lieutenant general Macairog S. Alberto (born 1963)	October 15, 2018	December 6, 2019	1 year, 52 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[11][12] [13][14]
61		Lieutenant general Gilbert Gapay (born 1965)	December 6, 2019	August 3, 2020	241 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[15][16] [17][18] [19]
62		Sobejana, CirilitoLieutenant general Cirilito Sobejana (born 1965)	August 4, 2020	February 16, 2021	197 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[20]
63		Faustino, Jose Jr.Lieutenant general Jose Faustino Jr. (born 1965) Acting	February 16, 2021	May 14, 2021	87 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[21][22] [23][24]
64		Centino, AndresLieutenant general Andres C. Centino (born 1967)	May 18, 2021	November 12, 2021	178 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[25][26] [27][28]
65		Brawner, Romeo Jr.Lieutenant general Romeo S. Brawner Jr. (born 1968)	December 7, 2021		42 days	Rodrigo Duterte	[29]

See also[]

• Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Philippine Army

References[]

External links[]

• Lineage of the Philippine Army Commanding Generals