Ariston Delos Reyes Vice Admiral Ariston V . Delos Reyes AFP ( Ret . ) ( born February 16 , 1950 in San Rafael , Bulacan ) is a military officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Education . Delos Reyes graduated salutatorian from Florentino Torres High School , Tondo , Manila in 1966 . Thereafter , he went to study BS Mathematics at the University of the Philippines Diliman as a National Science Development Board ( NSDB ) scholar . However , after one year , he opted to enter the Philippine Military Academy where he graduated No . 2 out of 108 cadets and received a special award for being number one in Mathematics in 1971 . He also attended the Naval Staff Course at the Naval War College , New Port , Rhode Island , USA and General Staff Course at the Naval Command College , South Korea . He also earned a Masters Degree in National Security Administration , with honors , from the National Defense College of the Philippines . Key Positions in the AFP . Delos Reyes ’ appointments to key positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines highlighted his merit - laden and brilliant military career of almost 39 years . He served as Vice Chief of Staff from July 7 , 2004 until his retirement on February 16 , 2006 . He was also designated as The Deputy Chief of Staff , AFP ; Vice Commander , PN ; the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans , J5 , GHQ ; and Chief of Naval Staff , Headquarters , PN . As Chief of the Office of Ethical Standards and Accountability ( OESPA ) , Delos Reyes handled various cases on erring military officers and personnel . In 2004 , he led the initial investigation against his classmate at the Philippine Military Academy Class 1971 , then military comptroller Maj . Gen . Carlos F . Garcia . Short Stint at DND . A day after his retirement from military service , Vice Admiral Delos Reyes was appointed as Presidential Assistant I , with the rank of Undersecretary . He was given the opportunity to continue his career in public service through the Department of National Defense , where he was initially tasked to assist in defense acquisitions to implement the AFP Modernization Program . From January 2007 until March 15 , 2010 , he held the post of Undersecretary for Internal Affairs and served as key adviser of the Secretary of National Defense on matters pertaining to personnel administration , information management , and general administration . During his three - year stint at the DND , VAdm Delos Reyes chaired the investigations of alleged anomalies in bidding of AFP equipment , including the Night Capable Attack Helicopters ( NCAH ) and mortar acquisition projects . He also pushed for the adoption of comprehensive DND - wide Integrity Development Action Plan ( IDAP ) in cooperation with the Development Academy of the Philippines and the Office of the Ombudsman , as well as the ISO accreditation of selected DND bureaus and offices . Awards . He earned 57 medals , including among others , seven Distinguished Service Stars , one Philippine Legion of Honor ( Degree of Commander ) , two Philippine Legion of Honor ( Degree of Officer ) , five Outstanding Achievement Medals , Distinguished Navy Cross , two Bronze Cross Medals , 19 Military Merit Medals , nine Military Commendation Medals . He was also recipient of the following awards : Publications . He authored the manual “ Lessons Learned from AFP Operations Against the Communist Party of the Philippines - - New People ’ s Army ” Volume II . He was co - author of “ Lessons Learned from AFP Operations Against the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People ’ s Army ” Volume I and “ Typhoon Doctrine for Mariners ” .