Commanding general of the Philippine Army - wikipedia Commanding general of the Philippine Army The Commanding General of the Philippine Army is the overall commander and senior general of the Philippine Army, the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three - star rank of Lieutenant General. Its direct U.S. Army equivalent is the U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Contents 1 List of Commanding Generals 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List of Commanding Generals The following is a list of Commanding Generals of the Philippine Army : Name Term President Gen. Artemio Ricarte, AFP March 22, 1897 -- January 22, 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo Gen. Antonio Luna, AFP January 23 -- June 5, 1899 Maj. Gen. José J. delos Reyes, AFP January 11 -- May 3, 1936 Manuel L. Quezon Maj. Gen. Paulino Santos, AFP May 6 -- December 31, 1936 Maj. Gen. Basilio J. Valdez, AFP January 1, 1939 -- November 7, 1945 Sergio Osmeña Maj. Gen. Rafael Jalandoni, AFP December 21, 1945 -- December 21, 1948 Manuel A. Roxas Elpidio Quirino Maj. Gen. Mariano N. Castañeda, Sr., AFP December 21, 1948 -- January 15, 1951 Maj. Gen. Calixto Duque, AFP January 15, 1951 -- December 29, 1953 Lt. Gen. Jesús M. Vargas, AFP December 30, 1953 -- December 29, 1956 Ramon Magsaysay Lt. Gen. Alfonso Arellano, AFP December 29, 1956 -- June 1, 1957 Carlos P. Garcia Brig. Gen. Leoncio S. Tan, AFP July 1, 1957 -- June 12, 1958 Brig. Gen. Tirso G. Fajardo, AFP June 12, 1958 -- August 1, 1960 Brig. Gen. Alfredo M. Santos, AFP August 1, 1960 -- September 16, 1962 Diosdado Macapagal Brig. Gen. Dominador F. García, AFP September 16, 1962 -- January 1, 1963 Ferdinand E. Marcos Brig. Gen. Ricardo J. Papa, AFP January 1, 1963 -- August 31, 1963 Brig. Gen. Ernesto S. Mata, AFP September 1, 1963 -- June 1, 1964 Brig. Gen. Rigoberto J. Atienza, AFP June 1, 1964 -- March 23, 1965 Brig. Gen. Ismael D. Lapus, AFP March 23, 1965 -- September 28, 1965 Brig. Gen. Patricio R. Monzon, AFP September 28, 1965 -- December 1, 1965 Brig. Gen. Silvino R. de Goma, AFP December 1, 1965 -- January 25, 1966 Brig. Gen. Santos S. García, AFP January 25, 1966 -- January 13, 1967 Brig. Gen. Romeo C. Espino, AFP January 13, 1967 -- May 29, 1968 Brig. Gen. Ruben M. Maglaya, AFP May 29, 1968 -- June 30, 1969 Brig. Gen. Rafael M. Ileto June 30, 1969 -- January 16, 1972 Maj. Gen. Rafael G. Zagala, AFP January 16, 1972 -- January 16, 1975 Maj. Gen. Ricardo V. Sarimos, AFP January 16, 1975 -- March 27, 1976 Maj. Gen. Fortunato U. Abat, AFP March 28, 1976 -- March 27, 1981 Maj. Gen. Josephus Q. Ramas, AFP March 27, 1981 -- February 28, 1986 Maj. Gen. Rodolfo A. Canieso, AFP February 28, 1986 -- July 1, 1987 Corazon C. Aquino Maj. Gen. Restituto C. Padilla, Sr., AFP July 2, 1987 -- March 30, 1988 Maj. Gen. Mariano P. Adalem, AFP March 30, 1988 -- July 26, 1989 Maj. Gen. Manuel V. Cacanando, AFP July 26, 1989 -- March 1, 1990 Maj. Gen. Guillermo G. Flores, AFP March 1, 1990 -- January 11, 1991 Maj Gen. Lisandro C. Abadia, AFP January 11 -- April 11, 1991 Lt. Gen. Arturo T. Enrile April 11, 1991 -- April 15, 1994 Fidel V. Ramos Lt. Gen. Rómulo F. Yap, AFP April 15, 1994 -- February 20, 1995 Lt. Gen. Orlando V. Soriano, AFP February 20, 1995 -- January 25, 1996 Lt. Gen. Clemente P. Mariano, AFP January 25, 1996 -- December 31, 1997 Lt. Gen. Raúl S. Urgello, AFP January 5, 1998 -- May 3, 1999 Joseph Ejercito Estrada Lt. Gen. Ángelo T. Reyes, AFP May 3, 1999 -- July 13, 1999 Lt. Gen. Voltaire T. Gazmin, AFP July 13, 1999 -- October 22, 2000 Lt. Gen. Diomedio P. Villanueva, AFP October 22, 2000 -- March 17, 2001 Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP March 17, 2001 -- April 2, 2002 Lt. Gen. Dionisio R. Santiago, AFP April 2 -- November 14, 2002 Lt. Gen. Gregorio M. Camiling, Jr., AFP November 14, 2002 -- January 6, 2003 Lt. Gen. Efren L. Abu, AFP January 6, 2003 -- November 3, 2004 Lt. Gen. Generoso S. Senga, AFP November 3, 2004 -- August 17, 2005 Lt. Gen. Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr., AFP August 17, 2005 -- July 22, 2006 Lt. Gen. Romeo P. Tolentino, AFP July 22, 2006 -- August 24, 2007 Lt. Gen. Alexander B. Yano, AFP August 24, 2007 -- May 12, 2008 Lt. Gen. Victor S. Ibrado, AFP May 12, 2008 -- May 4, 2009 Lt. Gen. Delfin N. Bangit, AFP May 4, 2009 -- March 12, 2010 Lt. Gen. Reynaldo B. Mapagu, AFP March 12, 2010 -- July 23, 2010 Benigno S. Aquino III Lt. Gen. Arturo B. Ortiz, AFP July 23, 2010 -- November 10, 2011 Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista, AFP November 10, 2011 -- January 22, 2013 Lt. Gen. Noel A. Coballes, AFP January 22, 2013 -- February 7, 2014 Lt. Gen. Hernando Delfin Carmelo A. Iriberri, AFP February 7, 2014 -- July 15, 2015 Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año, AFP July 15, 2015 -- December 7, 2016 Rodrigo Roa Duterte Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, AFP December 7, 2016 -- October 5, 2017 Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, AFP October 5, 2017 -- Present See also Philippine Army Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines References Jump up ^ Lineage of Commander since 1899 - 1964 Archived 2016 - 04 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Lineage of Commander since 1964 - 1991 Archived 2016 - 07 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Lineage of Commander since 1991 - present Archived 2016 - 07 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Mananghaya, James ( 22 August 2007 ). `` Yano named next Army chief ''. Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` New Philippine Army chief named ''. ABS - CBN News. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Jump up ^ Laude, Jaime ; Mananghaya, James ( 15 April 2009 ). `` Ibrado named AFP chief ; Bangit gets Army ''. Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mapagu takes over Army chief ''. ABS - CBN News. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Noynoy names bemedalled Ortiz as new Army chief ''. GMA News. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Jump up ^ Glenda M. Gloria ( 7 November 2011 ). `` Young general is new Army chief ''. Rappler. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ Frances Mangosing ( 22 January 2013 ). `` Coballes is new Army chief at ' challenging and delicate ' time ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ William Depasupil ( 7 February 2014 ). `` Iriberri is new Army chief ''. Manila Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ Cecille Suerte Felipe ( 16 July 2015 ). `` Año named new Army chief ''. Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ Frances Mangosing ( 9 December 2016 ). `` Miranda named as acting Army chief ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ Carmela Fonbuena ( 4 October 2017 ). `` Marawi general is next Army chief ''. Rappler. Retrieved 5 October 2017. 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Question: who is the commanding general of the philippine army
Answer: Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, AFP