Adeluis Bordado

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Adeluis Santelices Bordado
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Official portrait, 2021
39th Flag Officer in-Command of the Philippine Navy
In office
8 June 2021 8 September 2022

Vice Admiral Bordado was commissioned as an ensign after his graduation at the PMA in 1988, and is described as a well-rounded officer, as he was assigned to various positions in the Philippine Navy and in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, relatively in naval squadrons, naval operations, intelligence, information technology, budgeting, operational planning, and education and training positions. He held his first command-at-sea position as he skippered the BRP Fort San Felipe (AM-700), a signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship of the Naval Intelligence and Security Force. He also skippered the RPS Explorer, a research vessel of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), [6] and the BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11), the Philippine Navy's former flagship. [3] [4]

Vice Admiral Bordado also served other positions and titles, such as the administrator for computer office and Internet systems at the Philippine Military Academy; as chief of five various branches (the Plans and Budget Branch, the Production Branch, the Operations Control Branch, the Administration Branch, and Technical Intelligence Branch) in the Office of the Naval Staff, N2, at the Headquarters, Philippine Navy; the director of Naval Intelligence Training Institute; and the commander of Naval Intelligence and Security Group-Southern Luzon. He also served as an instructor and course director of various courses at the PMA, NETC and NITI. He also served as the superintendent of the Fleet Training Center; the assistant chief of naval staff for education and training, N-8; the deputy commander of Naval Forces Southern Luzon, while simultaneously fulfilling his duty as the commander of Naval Task Force 31; and as commander of the Bonifacio Naval Station. [3] [4]

Bordado was promoted to rank of commodore in 2017, and served as the commander of the Sealift Amphibious Force; commander of Naval Forces Southern Luzon; and commander of the Naval Installation Command. He earned his second star and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 2019, and served as the commander of Armed Forces of the Philippines Education, Training and Doctrine Command (AFPETDC); the Chief of Naval Staff, the third highest post of the navy in May 2020; [7] and as the vice commander, Philippine Navy, the navy's second highest post, in December 2020. [4] [8]

On June 8, 2021, Bordado assumed his post as the 39th Flag Officer in-Command of the Philippine Navy, replacing Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo. As the Chief of the Philippine Navy, he vows to continue his predecessor's programs through "continuity and change" and also affirms his plans to upgrade the navy's education and training systems to boost the Navy's competence. [2] [9] [10] [11] He earned his third star and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral in July 2021. [1]

Awards and decorations

Vice Admiral Bordado has received the following awards:

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PHL Distinguished Service Star BAR.svg   Noribbon.svg
Noribbon.svg PHL Gawad Sa Kaunlaran.gif PHL Silver Wing Medal ribbon bar.png
PHL Military Merit Medal.gif PHL Sagisag Ulirang Kawal.gif PHL Military Civic Action Medal.gif
Parangal sa Kapanalig ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas.jpg PHL Military Commendation.gif
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Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png
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Luzon Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png
PHL Visayas Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medal ribbon.png
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Mindanao Anti-dissidence Campaign Medal.png
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BadgesNaval Surface Warfare Badge
1st row Distinguished Service Stars with two bronze anahaw clustersMeritorious Achievement Medal
2nd rowDistinguished Service Medals with two bronze anahaw clusters Gawad sa Kaunlaran Silver Wing Medal
3rd row Military Merit Medals with one gold anahaw Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal with four bronze anahaw clusters Military Civic Action Medals
4th rowParangal sa Kapanalig ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas Military Commendation Medals Long Service Medals with three campaign stars
5th rowAnti-dissidence Campaign Medal with one campaign starLuzon Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medals with two campaign starsVisayas Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medals
6th rowMindanao Anti-Dissidence Campaign Medals with one campaign starsUnknown RibbonDisaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations Ribbon with one service star
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BadgeFlag Officer-in-Command Badge
Right Side
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Philippines Presidential Unit Citation.png PHL People Power I Unit Citation.png PHL People Power II Unit Citation.png
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Naval Command at Sea Badge
Philippine Air Force Gold Wings Badge
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation People Power I Unit CitationPeople Power II Unit Citation
Naval War College Badge

Personal life

Admiral Bordado is the first cousin of Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Gabriel Bordado. [12] Known by his peers as "Adel", he is married to Maria Ruth Bordado, a licensed physician and psychiatrist. The couple have one son, Adeluis Antovic Bordado Jr. His primary interests are in education and teaching. [3] [4]

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