Early life and education
Galido was born to a military family. His father, retired Brigadier General Alejandro Galido, was born in Sebaste, Antique on 12 July 1936 and was a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) class of 1958. Alejandro was later involved in the December 1989 coup against President Corazon Aquino before resigning afterwards as the former commander of the AFP Southern Luzon Command for his involvement in intelligence operations in the coup attempts. [3]
Galido first entered the University of the Philippines for one year and later entered the PMA with the influence of his father in 1986, and graduated as part of the "Bigkis Lahi" Class of 1990. Galido later completed various courses locally and abroad, such as the Infantry Officer Basic Course, where he completed 3rd of his class; the AFP Command & General Staff Course, the Scout Ranger Qualification Course, the Basic Airborne Course, the Terrorism/Counterterrorism Course, the VIP Course, the Case Officer Course, the Site Exploitation Course, and the Special Forces Combat Qualification Course, where he completed 2nd of his class. [4] Galido also completed the Infantry Officer Advance Course, the Intelligence Officer Course, and the Military Intelligence Collection Course, where he completed all of the courses within the top ranks of his class. Galido also completed the Senior Executive Course on National Security with distinction at the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). Galido also attended the Defense Research Analysis Course and Intermediate Intelligence Officers Course in Brisbane, Australia; the Tactical Commanders Course with the US Counter Terrorism Training Group, an Executive Seminar on Internal Affairs at the US Defense Institute of International Legal Studies; a Technical Operations Course in New Zealand; and an Executive Program in Defense Decision Making in California, USA. [1]
Galido is also known to be an accomplished scholar and also holds a Master's Degree in Management at the Philippine Christian University; a Master of Science in Information Technology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia; and a Masters in Public Management, majoring in Development Security at the Development Academy of the Philippines. [1] [5]
Military career
After his graduation in the PMA in 1990, Galido got his first deployment as a second lieutenant in Mindanao where he served as a Platoon Commander under the 63rd Infantry Battalion of the 8th Infantry Division and later as Company Commander under the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division, before being named as commander of various units under the 6th Infantry Division. [1] Galido also served as the chief of the AFP Systems Engineering Office, commander of the Joint Task Group Tugis, and was later named as commander of Task Group Bigkis-Lahi. Galido was eventually named as the commander of the 38th Infantry Battalion and the 40th Infantry Battalion. Galido eventually served as the commander of the 601st Infantry Brigade, where he spearheaded military operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao; and was later named as the acting chief of staff of the Philippine Army. Galido was also designated at the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), and also served as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Comptrollership (OJ6), before being placed at the AFP Management & Fiscal Office, the Army Resource Management Office, and the Office of the Army Fiscal Management. [1]
Galido was later named as the before serving as the Vice Commander of the Army before being named as the Army Inspector General. On 4 August 2022, Galido was named as the commander of the 6th Infantry Division, where he replaced Major General Roberto Capulong. [6] [7]
During his stint as division commander of the 6th Infantry Division, Galido subsequently served as the commander of the Joint Task Force Central, where he initiated operations against communist insurgents within Western Mindanao. [8] On 20 January 2023, Galido was named as the commander of the AFP Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM), and replaced Lieutenant General Alfredo Rosario Jr. During his term as WESMINCOM Commander, Galido led operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other related terrorist networks, as well as the recovery of various improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and enhanced engagements with stakeholders for peace development initiatives. [9] Galido also led the rescue various hostages from the ASG, which included the rescue mission on Ahmad Ibrahim Rullie, the son of the Indonesian couple Rullie Rian Zeke and Ulfa Handayani Saleh, who led the 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings, [10] and also launched a raid which led to the death of Faharudin Hadji Satar, who is also known as Abu Zacharia, the leader (emir) of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group, in the outskirts if Marawi in June 2023. [11]
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
On 7 August 2023, Galido was named as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army (CGPA), and replaced General Romeo Brawner Jr., who was named as the AFP Chief of Staff and serves as the first CGPA to serve under a fixed two-year term under the provisions of Republic Act No. 11939. During his assumption speech, Galido created his leadership thrust named "ARMY", which stands for Always pray to seek divine guidance in their daily activities; be Reliable, Responsive, Relevant to address the needs of the nation; be Mission-oriented in utilizing every resource, effort, and sacrifice to boost Morale; and Yield personal interests and comforts for unity, the Army, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the nation. [12] Galido also vowed to continue peace initiatives in Mindanao and enhance the Army's modernization programs, as well as to emphasize the need for creating skilled soldiers beyond its usage in warfare to other skills for community development. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Galido also initiated a comprehensive command guidance towards the creation of various innovative measures towards both internal and external operations, in line with the AFP's Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC) to bolster the country's defenses through the army's Land Based Defense Concept initiative. [18] [1]
During his term as the CGPA, Galido also enhanced collaboration with various organizations in the private sector and enhanced the army's recruitment processes and modernize the army's training programs through the army's "One Recruitment Program" and training enhancement programs. Galido also enhanced the army's healthcare systems through the development of modernized army hospitals and increased partnership with private medical institutions and private hospitals to boost the army's medical needs. Galido also initiated base expansion programs aimed to create "self-sustaining" army bases while boosting the army bases' facilities and also includes additional structures for storing weapons, vehicles, and various equipment. Galido also created new units and expanded other army units to boost and enhance the army's capabilities, such as the creation of the Combat Engineers Regiment, as well as the deactivation of selected army and the activation of new combat engineer battalions, [19] and the creation of the 1st Tank (Masikan) Battalion, as well as the enhancement of the army's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) units aimed to counter potential biological threats as part of the army's lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] Galido also led the reactivation of the Special Operations Command, Philippine Army to boost the army's operational control in special operations units. [21] Galido also led the enhancement of the army's intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities aimed at securing the army's cyber domain. [22]
Galido also continued to boost the army's preparations for external operations by launching combined arms exercises aimed at enhancing the army's joint operations and external defense capabilities, while boosting collaboration with allied partners in the Asia-Pacific region for interoperability capabilities and joint missions. [23] As part of his thrust for external defense preparations, Galido launched the army's Land Defense Concept, which serves as part of the AFP's thrusts in external defense operations through the AFP's Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC) and Tatag Kapuluan campaign plan, and is aimed to prepare the army towards external land defense. [24] Galido also strengthened the army's reserve force which led to the implementation of upgrading the army's Community Defense Centers and Regional Community Defense Groups, which is aimed to streamline the training programs for civilians to become reservists in the army. [25] Galido retired from military service on 31 July 2025 upon reaching the end of his fixed 2-year term, and was later replaced by the commander of the AFP Western Mindanao Command Lieutenant General Antonio Nafarrete. [26]
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