Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
	Official Seal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
	Incumbent; General Benjamin Madrigal Jr., AFP; since December 11, 2018
Abbreviation	CSAFP
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.; Can be extended for 3-6 Months until 3 years
Constituting instrument	Republic Act No. 8186
Formation	December 21, 1935 (Official); March 22, 1897 (Revolutionary)
First holder	Artemio Ricarte (Revolutionary) ; Jose Delos Reyes (AFP)
Deputy	Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Assistant) ; Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Chief Strategist and Policy Maker)
Website	Philippine Armed Forces

The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, usually the only officer holding a rank of four-star general/admiral, is the head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including all service branches (Army, Navy–Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard — in Wartime Attached Service) under its command. He is also the highest-ranking military officer of the whole AFP, and appointed by, as well as directly reports to the President of the Philippines under Article VII, Section 18 of the 1987 Constitution.^[4] He also executes the President's commands, tactics, operations, plannings, and strategies, as well as serves as the Immediate Adviser to the Secretary of National Defense (Philippines) and prescribe directions to all commands (including The Commanding General of the Philippine Army, The Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy, The Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, and Unified Commands). 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 oversees and 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.^[5] 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.

History[]

The position of the Chief of Staff has been traced from the Commanding General of the Philippine Army, when the Philippine Commonwealth Army (now The Philippine Army) was enstablished as the Main Army of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. After the defeat of the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine–American War, the United States dissolved the Army and relied on its Armed Forces together with some Filipino Troops under the Philippine Constabulary. However, under the National Defense Act of 1935, led to take on responsibilities on national defense, and led to the creation of three major commands (Army, Navy, Air Force). Since the 1960s, the rosters of the Chiefs of Staff is arranged accordingly.^[6]

List of Chiefs of Staff[]

Philippine Revolutionary Army[]

№		Chief-of-Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1	Artemio Ricarte	Ricarte, ArtemioCaptain General Artemio Ricarte (1866–1945) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	22 March 1897	22 January 1899	1 year, 306 days	Revolutionary Army
2		Luna, AntonioGeneral Antonio Luna (1866–1899) ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	22 January 1899	5 June 1899 †	134 days	Revolutionary Army
3		Aguinaldo, EmilioGeneral Emilio Aguinaldo (1869–1964) ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	5 June 1899	23 March 1901	1 year, 291 days	Revolutionary Army

Armed Forces of the Philippines[]

№		Chief-of-Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1		Reyes, Jose DelosMajor General Jose Delos Reyes	21 December 1935	6 May 1936	137 days	Philippine Army
2		Santos, PaulinoMajor General Paulino Santos (1890–1945)	6 May 1936	31 December 1938	2 years, 239 days	Philippine Army
3		Valdez, BasilioMajor General Basilio Valdez	1 January 1939	7 November 1945	6 years, 310 days	Philippine Constabulary
4		Jalandoni, RafaelMajor General Rafael Jalandoni	21 December 1945	20 December 1948	2 years, 365 days	Philippine Constabulary
5		Castañeda, MarianoMajor General Mariano Castañeda (1892–1970)	21 December 1948	28 May 1951	2 years, 158 days	Philippine Constabulary
6		Duque, CalixtoMajor General Calixto Duque	2 June 1951	30 December 1953	2 years, 211 days	Philippine Army
7		Vargas, JesusLieutenant General Jesus Vargas	30 December 1953	29 December 1956	2 years, 365 days	Philippine Army
8		Arellano, AlfonsoLieutenant General Alfonso Arellano	29 December 1956	31 December 1958	2 years, 2 days	Philippine Army
9		Cabal, ManuelLieutenant General Manuel Cabal	1 January 1959	30 December 1961	2 years, 363 days	Philippine Constabulary
10		Cruz, Pelagio A.Lieutenant General Pelagio A. Cruz (1912–1986)	30 December 1961	31 August 1962	244 days	Philippine Air Force
11		Santos, AlfredoGeneral Alfredo Santos (1905–1990)	1 September 1962	12 July 1965	2 years, 314 days	Philippine Army
12		Atienza, RigobertoGeneral Rigoberto Atienza	13 July 1965	22 January 1966	193 days	Philippine Army
13		Mata, ErnestoGeneral Ernesto Mata (1915–2012)	22 January 1966	21 January 1967	364 days	Philippine Army
14		Osias, VictorGeneral Victor Osias	21 January 1967	15 August 1967	206 days	Philippine Air Force
15		Velasco, SegundoGeneral Segundo Velasco	15 August 1967	27 May 1968	286 days	Philippine Army
16		Yan, Manuel T.General Manuel T. Yan (1920–2008) ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	28 May 1968	15 January 1972	3 years, 232 days	Philippine Constabulary
17		Espino, RomeoGeneral Romeo Espino ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	15 January 1972	15 August 1981	9 years, 212 days	Philippine Army
18		Ver, FabianGeneral Fabian Ver (1920–1998) ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	15 August 1981	24 October 1984	3 years, 70 days	Philippine Constabulary
19		Ramos, FidelGeneral Fidel Ramos (born 1928)	24 October 1984	2 December 1985	1 year, 39 days	Philippine Constabulary
(18)		Ver, FabianGeneral Fabian Ver (1920–1998)	2 December 1985	25 February 1986	85 days	Philippine Constabulary
(19)		Ramos, FidelGeneral Fidel Ramos (born 1928) ^{[lower-alpha 7]}	25 February 1986	23 January 1988	1 year, 332 days	Philippine Constabulary
20		de Villa, RenatoGeneral Renato de Villa (born 1935) ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	25 January 1988	23 January 1991	2 years, 363 days	Philippine Constabulary
21		Biazon, RodolfoGeneral Rodolfo Biazon (born 1935) ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	24 January 1991	12 April 1991	78 days	Philippine Marine Corps
22		Abadia, LisandroGeneral Lisandro Abadia	12 April 1991	12 April 1994	3 years, 0 days	Philippine Army
23		Enrile, ArturoGeneral Arturo Enrile (1940–1998) ^{[lower-alpha 10]}	15 April 1994	28 November 1996	227 days	Philippine Army
24		Acedera, ArnulfoGeneral Arnulfo E. Acedera (born 1941)	28 November 1996	18 December 1997	1 year, 20 days	Philippine Air Force
26		Mariano, ClementeGeneral Clemente Mariano	18 December 1997	30 June 1998	194 days	Philippine Army
27		Nazareno, JoselinoGeneral Joselino Nazareno ^{[lower-alpha 11]}	1 July 1998	8 July 1999	1 year, 7 days	Philippine Army
28		Reyes, AngeloGeneral Angelo Reyes (1945–2011) ^{[lower-alpha 12]}	8 July 1999	17 March 2001	1 year, 252 days	Philippine Army
29		Villanueva, DiomedioGeneral Diomedio Villanueva	17 March 2001	18 May 2002	1 year, 62 days	Philippine Army
30		Cimatu, RoyGeneral Roy Cimatu (born 1946) ^{[lower-alpha 13]}	18 May 2002	10 September 2002	115 days	Philippine Army
31		Defensor, Benjamin Jr.General Benjamin Defensor Jr.	10 September 2002	28 November 2002	79 days	Philippine Air Force
32		Santiago, DionisioGeneral Dionisio Santiago ^{[lower-alpha 14]}	28 November 2002	8 April 2003	131 days	Philippine Army
34		Abaya, NarcisoGeneral Narciso Abaya	8 April 2003	29 October 2004	1 year, 204 days	Philippine Army
35		Abu, EfrenGeneral Efren Abu	29 October 2004	15 August 2005	290 days	Philippine Army
36		Senga, GenerosoGeneral Generoso Senga	15 August 2005	22 July 2006	341 days	Philippine Army
37		Esperon, Hermogenes Jr.General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (born 1952) ^{[lower-alpha 15]}	22 July 2006	12 May 2008	1 year, 295 days	Philippine Army
38		Yano, AlexanderGeneral Alexander Yano ^{[lower-alpha 16]}	12 May 2008	1 May 2009	354 days	Philippine Army
39		Ibrado, VictorGeneral Victor Ibrado	1 May 2009	10 March 2010	313 days	Philippine Army
40		Bangit, DelfinGeneral Delfin N. Bangit (1955–2013)	10 March 2010	22 June 2010	104 days	Philippine Army
-		Ochoa, NestorLieutenant General Nestor Ochoa (Acting)	22 June 2010	30 June 2010	8 days	Philippine Army
41		David, Ricardo Jr.General Ricardo David (born 1955) ^{[lower-alpha 17]}	2 July 2010	7 March 2011	248 days	Philippine Army
42	Eduardo Oban Jr.	Oban, Eduardo Jr.General Eduardo Oban Jr. (born 1955)	7 March 2011	12 December 2011	280 days	Philippine Air Force
43	Jessie Dellosa	Dellosa, JessieGeneral Jessie Dellosa (born 1957)	12 December 2011	20 January 2013	1 year, 39 days	Philippine Army
44		Bautista, EmmanuelGeneral Emmanuel T. Bautista (born 1958)	20 January 2013	18 July 2014	1 year, 179 days	Philippine Army
45	Gregorio Pio Catapang	Catapang, Gregorio PioGeneral Gregorio Pio Catapang (born 1959) ^{[lower-alpha 18]}	18 July 2014	10 July 2015	357 days	Philippine Army
46	Hernando Delfin Carmelo A. Iriberri	Catapang, Gregorio PioGeneral Hernando Delfin Carmelo A. Iriberri (born 1960) ^[7]	10 July 2015	22 April 2016	287 days	Philippine Army
-		Miranda, GloriosoLieutenant General Glorioso Miranda (Acting) (born 1961)	22 April 2016	30 June 2016	69 days	Philippine Army
47		Visaya, RicardoGeneral Ricardo Visaya (born 1960) ^{[lower-alpha 19]}	1 July 2016	7 December 2016	159 days	Philippine Army
48	Eduardo Año	Año, EduardoGeneral Eduardo Año (born 1961) ^{[lower-alpha 20]}	7 December 2016	26 October 2017	323 days	Philippine Army
49		Guerrero, Rey LeonardoGeneral Rey Leonardo Guerrero (born 1961) ^{[lower-alpha 21]}	26 October 2017	18 April 2018^[9]	174 days	Philippine Army
50		Galvez, Carlito, Jr.General Carlito Galvez Jr. (born 1962) ^{[lower-alpha 22]}	18 April 2018	11 December 2018	237 days	Philippine Army
51		Madrigal, Benjamin, Jr.General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. (born 1963)	11 December 2018	Incumbent	7 years, 41 days	Philippine Army

Notes[]

↑ Ricarte was elected Captain-General by the Tejeros Convention.
↑ Luna was assassinated by General Aguinaldo's men
↑ Aguinaldo personally took charge after General Antonio Luna's assassination.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Enrile later served as Secretary of the DOTC under President Fidel Ramos.
↑ Later served as Ambassador to Pakistan.
↑ Reyes later served as Secretary of National Defense, Secretary of DILG, Secretary of DENR, and Secretary of DOE under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
↑ Cimatu later served as Special Envoy to the Middle East. Cimatu served as the Secretary of the DENR under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
↑ Later served as the director-general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
↑ 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.
↑ Yano later served as our country's Ambassador to Brunei.
↑ David later served as Bureau of Immigration Commissioner under President Benigno Aquino III.
↑ Later served as Bases Conversion Development Agency Board Member.
↑ Later served as the Administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.^[8]
↑ Later served as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte^[7]
↑ Later served as the Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and later as Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
↑ Later served as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

References[]

↑ "Gen. Glorioso Miranda named as acting AFP chief". CNN Philippines. 22 April 2016. http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/04/22/Lt.-Gen.-Glorioso-Miranda-new-AFP-chief.html. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ Macas, Trisha (7 December 2017). "Duterte extends AFP chief Guerrero’s term". http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/635715/duterte-extends-afp-chief-guerrero-s-term/story/. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
↑ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8186". http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8186.htm#.W_vRbrpFyUl. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
↑ http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-vii/
↑ "COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1: The National Defense Act". Chanrobles law library. December 21, 1935. http://www.chanrobles.com/commonwealthacts/commonwealthactno1.html. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
↑ https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/afp-chief/
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Rebel hunter Año is new AFP chief". Rappler. 7 December 2016. http://www.rappler.com/nation/154663-new-armed-forces-chief-philippines. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
↑ "Duterte leads AFP change of command rites". Sun.Star Manila. 1 July 2016. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2016/07/01/duterte-leads-afp-change-command-rites-482719. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Hello, goodbye, General Guerrero". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2017. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/950465/hello-goodbye-general-guerrero. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

External links[]

Reveille: AFP chiefs of staff through the years, Ramon J. Farolan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 10, 2010

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[7] Ricarte was elected Captain-General by the Tejeros Convention.

[8] Luna was assassinated by General Aguinaldo's men

[9] Aguinaldo personally took charge after General Antonio Luna's assassination.

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] 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.

[16] Enrile later served as Secretary of the DOTC under President Fidel Ramos.

[17] Later served as Ambassador to Pakistan.

[18] Reyes later served as Secretary of National Defense, Secretary of DILG, Secretary of DENR, and Secretary of DOE under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

[19] Cimatu later served as Special Envoy to the Middle East. Cimatu served as the Secretary of the DENR under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

[20] Later served as the director-general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

[21] 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.

[22] Yano later served as our country's Ambassador to Brunei.

[23] David later served as Bureau of Immigration Commissioner under President Benigno Aquino III.

[24] Later served as Bases Conversion Development Agency Board Member.

[27] Later served as the Administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.^[8]

[28] Later served as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte^[7]

[29] Later served as the Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and later as Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

[31] Later served as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

[glorioso-1] "Gen. Glorioso Miranda named as acting AFP chief". CNN Philippines. 22 April 2016. http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/04/22/Lt.-Gen.-Glorioso-Miranda-new-AFP-chief.html. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[2] Macas, Trisha (7 December 2017). "Duterte extends AFP chief Guerrero’s term". http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/635715/duterte-extends-afp-chief-guerrero-s-term/story/. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[3] "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8186". http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8186.htm#.W_vRbrpFyUl. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[4] ttp://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-vii/

[chanrobles-5] "COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 1: The National Defense Act". Chanrobles law library. December 21, 1935. http://www.chanrobles.com/commonwealthacts/commonwealthactno1.html. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

[6] ttps://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/afp-chief/

[año-25] 7.0 ^7.1 "Rebel hunter Año is new AFP chief". Rappler. 7 December 2016. http://www.rappler.com/nation/154663-new-armed-forces-chief-philippines. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[visaya-26] "Duterte leads AFP change of command rites". Sun.Star Manila. 1 July 2016. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2016/07/01/duterte-leads-afp-change-command-rites-482719. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[guerrero-30] "Hello, goodbye, General Guerrero". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2017. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/950465/hello-goodbye-general-guerrero. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

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Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Official Seal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Incumbent General Benjamin Madrigal Jr., AFP since December 11, 2018
Abbreviation	CSAFP
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
Constituting instrument	Republic Act No. 8186^[2]^[3]
Formation	December 21, 1935 (Official) March 22, 1897 (Revolutionary)
First holder	Artemio Ricarte (Revolutionary) Jose Delos Reyes (AFP)
Deputy	Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Assistant) Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Chief Strategist and Policy Maker)
Website	Philippine Armed Forces