Incumbent Army commander Lt. Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri was
appointed Friday by President Benigno S. Aquino III to succeed outgoing Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, who
is retiring on Saturday after reaching the mandatory military retirement age of
56.
Iriberri, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
Class of 1983, is the country's 46th AFP chief.
In turnover ceremonies at Camp
Aquinaldo , Quezon City
He took command of the 80,000-strong Philippine Army (PA) in
February 2014.
Prior to his designation as the 56th Army chief, he was the
22nd commander of the 7th Infantry Division.
He also commanded the 503rd Infantry Brigade in the
Cordillera Administrative Region, and served as Chief of the United Command
Staff, Southern Luzon Command.
He was also designated as Senior Military Assistant to the
Secretary of National Defense.
Iriberri's combat duties were mostly in Mindanao .
As a young lieutenant, he served as platoon Leader of Delta Company, Executive
Officer of Alpha Company, and Company Commander of Bravo Company, all under the
23rd Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division.
From 2002 to 2004, he commanded the 25th Infantry Battalion
that was then deployed in Cotabato and Davao
Relatedly, Iriberri has been an excellent staff officer
having served in various capacities as Chief, Operations Division, Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, OJ3, AFP; Chief of Staff, Philippine
Military Academy; Executive Assistant to the Commanding General, Philippine
Army; Head Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, AFP; and Chief of the
Military Operations Department, Training and Doctrine Command.
In 2000, he also served as the Chief of the Office of the
Army Chief Public Affairs and designated as the Army spokesperson.
Early on his career, he has also been exposed to intelligence
work, having been assigned with the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Intelligence, OJ2, GHQ, and detailed for a while with the National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency.
In his continued pursuit for knowledge and desire to learn
and improve his craft, he finished several courses, both local and foreign.
Most notable of these are the Strategic Human Resource
Management Course at the Asian Institute of Management, International Visitor
Leadership Program at the United States Department of State, United Nations
Staff Officer Course in Sweden, Master of Management in Defense Studies at the
University of Canberra in Australia, and the Australian Command and Staff
Course, also in Canberra.
Throughout his 34 years in active military service, he has
been conferred with numerous awards, medals, commendations and recognitions. He
is a recipient of five Distinguished Service Stars, two Gold Cross Medals, one
Bronze Cross Medal, several Military Merit Medals and Military Commendation
Medals.
Iriberri was born in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur on April 22,
1960. He is happily married to Agnes Carolina Samson-Iriberri with whom he has
two daughters and two sons.
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