Ronnie Evangelista | |
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Mayor of Rodriguez, Rizal | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Hernandez |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronnie Evangelista |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | PDP (2022–present) |
Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy (BS) |
Occupation | Military officer (retired),politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Philippines |
Branch/service | Philippine Army |
Years of service | 1986–2019 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands |
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Ronnie Evangelista is a Filipino former military officer and politician who served as Mayor of Rodriguez,Rizal.
An alumnus of PMA class of 1986,Evangelista served with the Philippine Army. He served as commander Civil Relation Service and Commander Special Operations Command (SoCom). He authored Special Forces Manual which is being used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He also invented three marksmanship training systems namely:Simultaneous Moving Automated Random Target System (SMART),Field Marksmanship Training System (FMTS),and the Pneumatic Marksmanship Training System (PMTS). [1]
He later served as Superintendent Philippine Military Academy, [2] but due to the death of Darwin Dormitorio,he resigned in 2019. [3] [4]
Evangelista ran for Mayor for Montalban,Rizal in 2022 and won under PDP-Laban. [5] [6]
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