The remains of the late Major General Vicente Mondejar
Piccio, Jr., former Mayor of Belison, Antique, will be flown today, May 7, 2015
to Villamor Airbase in Pasay City and will be laid in state at the Villamor
Airbase Chapel until his interment at noon on Sunday, May 9, at the Libingan Ng
Mga Bayani at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.
From his home in Belison town, Piccio’s remains will be
brought to his hometown in Maasin for a short necrological service to be held
at the Municipal Hall of Maasin to be led by the Municipal Government under the
leadership of Mayor Mariano Malones.
Mayor Malones personally informed the Piccio family of his
and the Municipal Government’s desire to give honor to the town’s first and
only General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
After the necrological service, which is expected to last
until after lunch, Piccio’s remains will be brought to Iloilo Airport and flown
to Manila by a Philippine Air Force C-130 plane and will lay in state at the
Villamor Airbase Mortuary for three days until Sunday.
General Piccio joined the Philippine Air Force Flying School
after graduating from the University
of San Agustin
In 1971, he was promoted Squadron Commander and Commandant
of the Air Force Officer’s School at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City
In 1972, Piccio was promoted Assistant Chief of Air Force
Staff (A3) for Operations, then in 1974 was again promoted to Wing Commander of
the 410th Air Material Wing. In 1976 he was Wing commander of the 240th
Composite Wing based at Sangley Point, Cavite
City then in 1978 was promoted
Division Commander of the 3rd Air Division at Andrews Air base in Zamboanga City
In 1979, Piccio was promoted General then Brigadier General
of the Philippine Air Force. The following year he was promoted Commanding
General of the Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM).
In 1981, he was appointed Vice Commander of the Philippine
Air Force at the same time AVSECOM chief. In April 4, 1982, he was promoted
Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and about a month later, May 2,
1982 during the Air Force Day Anniversary celebration, he was promoted
on-the-spot by former President Ferdinand Marcos who personally handed to him
his 2-Star Shoulder Board right at the Villamor Air Base grandstand.
He was Commanding General of the PAF until his retirement in
February 1986.
In May 2007, General Piccio ran as Mayor of Belison town
following his sons Vincent Piccio III and Christopher Piccio finished their three-year
term limits. He, however, was not able to finish his three-year term because of
health reasons. He resigned in January 2009.
Gen. Piccio joined his Creator last April 28, 2015 at the
age of 88. He was survived by his wife Nena Hernandez Piccio, his children
namely Provincial Board Member Vincent Piccio III, Elizabeth Piccio Castrence,
Philip, Bernard, Robert, Christopher and Paul Anthony, son-in-law Dr. Arnie
Castrence, daughters-in-law Bituin Rodriguez Piccio, Johanna Manaloto Piccio
and Samantha Mary Carpenter Piccio and grandchildren Ian and Ariana Castrence,
Paola, Bobby Jr., Robert Pio, Christopher Cresap and Alexandra Sophia.
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