The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches;the Army,the Air Force,and the Navy. The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with the Department of National Defense,an executive department acting as the principal organ by which military policy is carried out,while the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines serves as the overall commander and the highest-ranking officer in the AFP.
The Philippine Constabulary was a gendarmerie-type military police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991,and the predecessor to the Philippine National Police. It was created by the American occupational government to replace the Spanish colonial Guardia Civil,happened on the 19th century history of the Philippines. It was the first of the four branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. On January 29,1991,it was merged with the Integrated National Police to form the Philippine National Police.
Fabian Crisologo Ver was a Filipino military officer who served as the Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos.
Renato "Rene" Salud de Villa is a Filipino former police and military officer and government official. He served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary,Director-General of the Integrated National Police,and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He then served as Secretary of National Defense under presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos. He founded Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma for his unsuccessful presidential bid in 1998. He then briefly served as Executive Secretary under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Rolex 12 is the collective name of twelve of the closest and most powerful advisers of President Ferdinand Marcos during the martial law years in the Philippines from 1972 to 1981.
The Department of National Defense is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country. The Department of National Defense exercises executive supervision over the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),the Office of Civil Defense (OCD),the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO),the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP),the Government Arsenal (GA),and Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). It is also responsible for disaster preparation and management in the country.
The Philippine Army (PA) is the main,oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),responsible for ground warfare and as of 2021 had an estimated strength of 101,000 soldiers backed by 100,000 ready reserves. The service branch was established on December 21,1935,as the Philippine Commonwealth Army. The Philippine Army has engaged in many conflicts including the ongoing Communist rebellion in the Philippines,the Moro conflict and,alongside other national military forces,in conflicts of international scope.
The Integrated National Police (INP) was the municipal police force for the cities and large towns of the Republic of the Philippines. One of two national police forces in the country along with the Philippine Constabulary,it merged with the latter in 1991 to form the present Philippine National Police.
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) is the highest-ranking military officer and the head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),including all service branches under its command. The position is usually held by a four-star rank of General or Admiral. Its direct equivalent in the US Armed Forces is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Unlike its US counterpart,which is merely supervisory,the Chief of Staff has complete operational control and is responsible for the overall operations of the AFP.
The Reform the Armed Forces Movement,also referred to by the acronym RAM,was a cabal of officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) known for several attempts to seize power in the Philippines during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986,some of these officers launched a failed coup d'état against Ferdinand Marcos,prompting a large number of civilians to attempt to prevent Marcos from wiping the RAM rebels out. This eventually snowballed into the 1986 People Power revolution which ended the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and forced him into exile. RAM later attempted six coups d'état against the administration of Corazon Aquino.
The Distinguished Conduct Star is the second highest military award of the Philippines,preceded in precedence only by the Medal of Valor. The award was established in 1939,by President Manuel L. Quezon. With its establishment the award replaced the Philippine Constabulary Distinguished Conduct Star.
Jesus Miranda Vargas served as Secretary of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In his later years,he was the Secretary-General of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) which was based in Bangkok,Thailand.
Ernesto S. Mata was a Filipino General and the 15th Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines,serving in that capacity from 21 January 1967 to 3 February 1970.
Flaviano Ponce Olivares (1911-1997) was a Philippine Brigadier general and a three-time recipient of Distinguished Service Star and a single Military Merit Medal. He graduated in 1936. Olivares was a Constabulary Zone Commander at Panama Canal Zone in 1961,following by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines a two years later,and becoming a Commanding General for the 1st Infantry Division by 1964. In 1965 he became a chief in Philippine Constabulary. He died on December 23,1997,after being diagnosed with aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at age 86.
Manuel Tirso Tecson Yan,Sr. was a Cabinet Secretary of the Aquino,Ramos and Estrada administrations,World War II veteran and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 1968 until 1972. He was said to be the last replaced official and obstacle to Ferdinand Marcos,and whose resignation made it possible for the ex-President to declare martial law in 1972. He holds the singular Philippine Government Record of continuous longest serving public Officer from April 1937 to January 2001 or a total 63 years and 9 months spanning twelve Philippine Presidents.
The Philippine Army was established on December 21,1935,as the Army of the Philippines,with a general headquarters in Manila,and units and formations based throughout the provinces of the Philippines.
Mariano Numeriano Castañeda is a Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,Provincial Governor of Cavite,Philippine Constabulary,United States Armed Forces in the Far East,and a recipient the Philippines highest military award for courage,the Medal of Valor.
Rafael Ledesma Jalandoni was a Philippine Constabulary officer who served as the 3rd Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Manuel Roxas in 1946 after gaining independence from United States. He retired in 1948. He served as an aide of President Manuel L. Quezon in pre-war years.
The Chief of Philippine ConstabularyPC;Tagalog:Puno ngHukbóng Pamayapàng Pilipinas,HPP;Spanish:Jefe deConstabularia de Filipinas) was the head of the gendarmerie-type military police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991 which is now defunct Philippine Constabulary and the predecessor to the Philippine National Police. It was founded in 1901 by Captain Henry T. Allen and considered as the founder. The position is invariably held by a PC Brigadier General until 1976 where in it was held by a Major General. Lieutenant General can be attained if the PC officer was appointed as Vice Chief of Staff,AFP or General if the PC officer is appointed to Chief of Staff,AFP.
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