# Chief of the Navy (Philippines)

The Flag Officer-in-Command (FOIC) is the overall commander and senior admiral of the Philippine Navy, the naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Vice Admiral. He has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the service, including the Philippine Marine Corps, and directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

## Powers and Responsibilities

The Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy serves as the overall head of the Philippine Navy, where he/she has full operational control and command of the Navy is primarily in charge of the overseeing, directing, and managing the navy's daily activities, naval operations, administrative functions, and overall resource management from the navy's enlisted personnel, naval units and up to the navy's different commands. The FOIC directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and serves as the primary advisor for the Secretary of National Defense in naval matters, which will also be transmitted to the President of the Philippines, who serves as the Commander-in-Chief. The FOIC is also responsible for the navy's strategic planning towards long-term goals, ensuring that the navy can capable and effective in addressing the command's needs, such as the Navy's modernization programs, naval doctrine development, and addressing the professional and welfare programs of the command. The FOIC is also in managing humanitarian assistance operations of the navy's units and international collaboration efforts to other navies in the region.

## Organization and Term Limit

The FOIC is directly assisted by two deputies, namely the Vice-Commander of the Philippine Navy, who serves as the FOIC's immediate assistant, and the Chief of Naval Staff. The Vice-Commander also has the power to assist the FOIC in their absence, while the Chief of Naval Staff serves as the overall head of the navy's organizational staff, and is responsible in managing the navy's administrative commands and offices.
The FOIC is directly appointed by the President of the Philippines, who also has the power to end the fixed term of the FOIC at their pleasure, and needs the consent and approval of the Commission on Appointments for confirmation. The FOIC has a fixed-term length of two years, under the provisions of Republic Act No. 11939, and can only be extended in times of war and national emergencies with the approval of Congress.

## List of Flag Officer-in-Command

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### Philippine Revolutionary Navy

| No. | Portrait | Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Revolutionary Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | Ref. |
| 1 | | Ledesma, Pascual V.Captain Pascual V. Ledesma | May 20, 1898 | July 2, 1902 | 4 years, 43 days | Emilio Aguinaldo |

### Offshore Patrol

| No. | Flag Officer-in-Command, Offshore Patrol | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President |
| 1 | Ramos, RafaelMajor Rafael Ramos | April 15, 1938 | June 18, 1938 | 64 days | Manuel Quezon |
| 2 | Andrada, Jose V.Captain Jose V. Andrada | June 18, 1938 | December 4, 1941 | 3 years, 169 days | Sergio Osmeña |
| 3 | Jurado, Enrique L.Captain Enrique L. Jurado (born 1911) | December 4, 1941 | October 14, 1944 | 2 years, 315 days | Manuel Quezon Sergio Osmeña |
| (2) | Andrada, Jose V.Captain Jose V. Andrada | October 14, 1944 | January 2, 1948 | 3 years, 80 days | Sergio Osmeña Manuel Roxas |

### Philippine Navy

| No. | Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President |
| 1 | Andrada, Jose V.Commodore Jose V. Andrada | January 2, 1948 | August 28, 1949 | 1 year, 207 days | Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino |
| 2 | Francisco, Jose V.Commodore Jose V. Francisco | August 28, 1949 | 1950s | * | Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia |
| 3 | *Commodore * | 1950s | 1950s | * | Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia |
| 4 | *Commodore * | 1950s | December 23, 1961 | * | Carlos P. Garcia |
| 5 | Castro, Simeon B.Commodore Simeon B. Castro | December 23, 1961 | September 3, 1962 | 254 days | Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal |
| 6 | Magluyan, Juan B.Commodore Juan B. Magluyan | September 3, 1962 | June 1, 1964 | 1 year, 272 days | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 7 | Nuval, Santiago C.Commodore Santiago C. Nuval | June 1, 1964 | September 2, 1965 | 1 year, 93 days | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 8 | Apolinario, Felix M.Commodore Felix M. Apolinario | September 2, 1965 | June 15, 1966 | 286 days | Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos |
| 9 | Alano, Heracleo J.Commodore Heracleo J. Alano | June 15, 1966 | August 17, 1967 | 1 year, 63 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 10 | Viado, Pastor G.Commodore Pastor G. Viado | August 17, 1967 | May 29, 1968 | 286 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 11 | Lomibao, Ismael C.Commodore Ismael C. Lomibao | May 29, 1968 | April 2, 1970 | 1 year, 308 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 12 | Papa, Dioscoro E.Commodore Dioscoro E. Papa | April 2, 1970 | January 15, 1972 | 1 year, 288 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 13 | Ruiz, Hilario M.Rear admiral Hilario M. Ruiz | January 15, 1972 | March 28, 1976 | 4 years, 73 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 14 | Ogbinar, Ernesto R.Rear admiral Ernesto R. Ogbinar | March 28, 1976 | August 3, 1980 | 4 years, 128 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 15 | Alejandro, Simeon M.Rear admiral Simeon M. Alejandro | August 3, 1980 | December 9, 1985 | 5 years, 128 days | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 16 | Ochoco, Brillante CRear admiral Brillante C. Ochoco | December 9, 1985 | February 26, 1986 | 79 days | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino |
| 17 | Martillano, Serapio C.Rear admiral Serapio C. Martillano | February 26, 1986 | September 6, 1986 | 192 days | Corazon Aquino |
| 18 | Jardiniano, Tagumpay R.Rear admiral Tagumpay R. Jardiniano | September 6, 1986 | March 29, 1988 | 1 year, 205 days | Corazon Aquino |
| 19 | Cunanan, Carlito Y.Rear admiral Carlito Y. Cunanan | March 29, 1988 | 1989 | 1 year | Corazon Aquino |
| 20 | Dumancas, Mariano J.Vice admiral Mariano J. Dumancas | 1989 | August 2, 1993 | 4 years | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos |
| 21 | Marcelo, Virgilio Q.Vice admiral Virgilio Q. Marcelo | August 2, 1993 | 1994 | 1 year | Fidel Ramos |
| 22 | Carranza, Pio P.Vice admiral Pio P. Carranza | September 21, 1994 | 1996 | 2 years | Fidel Ramos |
| 23 | Santos, Eduardo Mario R.Vice admiral Eduardo Mario R. Santos | 1996 | January 12, 1999 | 3 years | Fidel Ramos |
| 24 | Fernandez, Luisito F.Vice admiral Luisito F. Fernandez | January 12, 1999 | November 23, 2000 | 1 year, 316 days | Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada |
| 25 | Wong, Guillermo G.Vice admiral Guillermo G. Wong | November 23, 2000 | March 1, 2001 | 98 days | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 26 | Hingco, Victorino S.Vice admiral Victorino S. Hingco | March 1, 2001 | March 6, 2003 | 2 years, 5 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 27 | De Leon, Ernesto H.Vice admiral Ernesto H. De Leon | March 6, 2003 | December 5, 2005 | 2 years, 274 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 28 | Mayuga, Mateo M.Vice admiral Mateo M. Mayuga | December 5, 2005 | December 9, 2006 | 1 year, 4 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 29 | Calunsag, Rogelio I.Vice admiral Rogelio I. Calunsag | December 9, 2006 | August 2, 2008 | 1 year, 237 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 30 | Golez, Ferdinand S.Vice admiral Ferdinand S. Golez | August 2, 2008 | May 15, 2010 | 1 year, 286 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| 31 | Cortez, Dannilo M.Rear admiral Danilo M. Cortez | May 15, 2010 | January 4, 2011 | 234 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
| 32 | Pama, Alexander P.Vice admiral Alexander P. Pama | January 4, 2011 | December 21, 2012 | 1 year, 352 days | Benigno Aquino III |
| 33 | Alano, Jose Luis M.Vice admiral Jose Luis M. Alano | December 21, 2012 | April 30, 2014 | 1 year, 130 days | Benigno Aquino III |
| 34 | Millan, Jesus C.Vice admiral Jesus C. Millan | April 30, 2014 | July 10, 2015 | 1 year, 71 days | Benigno Aquino III |
| 35 | Taccad, Caesar C.Vice admiral Caesar C. Taccad | July 10, 2015 | November 12, 2016 | 1 year, 125 days | Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte |
| 36 | Mercado, Ronald Joseph S.Vice admiral Ronald Joseph S. Mercado | November 12, 2016 | December 19, 2017 | 1 year, 37 days | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 37 | Empedrad, Robert A.Vice admiral Robert A. Empedrad | December 19, 2017 | February 3, 2020 | 2 years, 46 days | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 38 | Bacordo, Giovanni Carlo J.Vice admiral Giovanni Carlo J. Bacordo | February 3, 2020 | June 8, 2021 | 1 year, 125 days | Rodrigo Duterte |
| 39 | Bordado, Adeluis S.Vice admiral Adeluis S. Bordado | June 8, 2021 | September 8, 2022 | 1 year, 92 days | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
| – | Valencia, Caesar BernardRear admiral Caesar Bernard Valencia Acting | September 8, 2022 | November 24, 2022 | 77 days | Bongbong Marcos |
| 40 | Adaci Jr., ToribioVice admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. | November 24, 2022 | November 15, 2024 | 2 years, 111 days | Bongbong Marcos |
| 41 | Ezpeleta, Jose Ma Ambrosio Q.Vice Admiral Jose Ma Ambrosio Q. Ezpeleta | November 15, 2024 | Incumbent | 120 days | Bongbong Marcos |