page_title: Ricardo Visaya
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: Ricardo Visaya / Military career
caption_attribution_description: English: Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Ricardo Visaya share a light moment during the 2016 Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Filipinos awarding ceremony in Malacañang's Rizal Hall on September 12.
context_page_description: Ricardo Ramoran Visaya is a retired Filipino soldier who served as the 47th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was the Commanding General of the AFP Southern Luzon Command from September 8, 2014 to July 1, 2016. He was also the former assistant division commander of 6th Infantry Division and former commander of the 4th Infantry Division. He is part of the Matikas Class of the Philippine Military Academy of 1983.
  On March 7, 2017, Visaya was appointed as National Irrigation Administration chief after Peter T. Laviña resign from his post a week prior.
context_section_description: After graduating in 1983, he led various units in the Philippine Army and the AFP, such as the 901st Infantry Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division, the 104th Infantry Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division and the 69th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Infantry Division. 
  He also led the 4th Infantry Division the 6th Infantry Division, and the AFP Southern Luzon Command, before being appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 1, 2016. He retired from military service on December 7, 2016.
caption: General Visaya with PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa sharing a light moment.
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