Hermogenes Esperon

Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon Jr.
36th Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of The Philippines
In office
July 2006 – May 2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by General Generoso S. Senga
Succeeded by General Alexander B. Yano
Personal details
Born Asingan, Pangasinan
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Army
Years of service 1974-2008
Rank General
Commands Chief of Staff,
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Commanding General, Philippine Army
Special Operations Command, PA
7th Infantry Division, PA
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, J3, AFP
Presidential Security Group, AFP
103rd Infantry Brigade, 1ID, PA
602nd Infantry Brigade, 6ID, PA

General Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon, Jr.[1] (Philippine Military Academy "Marangal" Class of 1974) retired as the Chief of Staff, the highest position in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). After retiring from military service, he was appointed a member of the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, initially as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

Professional experience

Esperon's professional government experience includes:[2]

Education and training

Esperon's education and training include:[3]

Awards and recognition

Esperon's awards include:[4]

Present Affiliations

Political career

Esperon ran for a position as Congressman in the 6th District of Pangasinan in the past May 2010 elections but lost.

Controversies

Irked by Partylist Representatives Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza's opposition to his bid to seek a congressional seat in the May polls, outgoing Presidential Management Staff Chief Hermogenes Esperon, Jr., demanded that the two lawmakers, who are also seeking seats in the Senate, to come clean about their links with the underground Left.[5]

Esperon said he was "proud of his achievements as a former Armed Forces’ chief of staff, especially in the government's fight against the communist insurgency".[6]

As the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, J3 at General Headquarters, AFP; Esperon was implicated during the 2004 alleged election fraud. He was mentioned in taped conversations called the "Garci Tapes" [7] to have worked for the relief of a Brigade Commander in Lanao who was not sympathetic to then Presidential Candidate Macapagal-Arroyo. However, his involvement has not been proven.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Life Story: Jun Esperon.
  2. ↑ Professional Experience Hermogenes "JUN" Esperon.
  3. ↑ Academic Credentials: Jun Esperon.
  4. ↑ Awards & Recognitions: Jun Esperon.
  5. ↑ Esperon defends his right to run for congress.
  6. ↑ Esperon defends his right to run for congress.
  7. ↑ gmanews.tv, THE PRESIDENT'S GENERAL.
  8. ↑ The Senate discarded the Hello Garci investigation for lack of merit (Please see Sixth paragraph) .

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