commands predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party term_start rank image article_title term_end name
bulacan military area '' vacant '' rogaciano m. mercado 18 february 1984 bustos , bulacan quezon city , philippines nacionalista -rrb- party -lrb- 1949-1984 -rrb- democratic alliance -lrb- 1946-1949 december 30 , 1949 20px alejosantos.jpg alejo santos
 december 30 , 1951 alejo santos
alejo santos

alejo s. santos -lrb- july 17 , 1911 -- february 18 , 1984 -rrb- was a filipino soldier and world war ii hero who parlayed his fame into a political career .
his prestige was somewhat marred in later life when he agreed to run as the only major candidate opposing ferdinand marcos in the widely suspect 1981 philippine presidential election .
