AFP Chief of Staff
Armed Forces of the Philippines
CHIEF OF STAFF
| No. | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acting | Reyes, Jose de los Brigadier General (1874–1945) Acting |
January 11, 1936 | May 4, 1936 | 114 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 1 | Santos, Paulino Major General (1890–1945) |
May 4, 1936 | December 31, 1938 | 2 years, 241 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 2 | Valdez, Basilio Major General (1912–1970) |
January 1, 1939 | November 7, 1945 | 6 years, 310 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 3 | Jalandoni, Rafael Major General (1894–1949) |
December 21, 1945 | December 20, 1948 | 2 years, 365 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 4 | Castañeda, Mariano Major General (1905–1970) |
December 21, 1948 | May 28, 1951 | 2 years, 158 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 5 | Duque, Calixto Major General (1893–1972) |
June 2, 1951 | December 30, 1953 | 2 years, 211 days | Philippine Army |
| 6 | Vargas, Jesus Lieutenant General (1905–1994) |
December 30, 1953 | December 29, 1956 | 2 years, 365 days | Philippine Army |
| 7 | Arellano, Alfonso Lieutenant General (1905–1957) |
December 29, 1956 | December 31, 1958 | 2 years, 2 days | Philippine Army |
| 8 | Cabal, Manuel Lieutenant General |
January 1, 1959 | December 30, 1961 | 2 years, 363 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 9 | Cruz, Pelagio Lieutenant General (1912–1986) |
December 31, 1961 | August 31, 1962 | 243 days | Philippine Air Force |
| 10 | Santos, Alfredo General (1905–1990) |
September 1, 1962 | July 12, 1965 | 2 years, 314 days | Philippine Army |
| 11 | Atienza, Rigoberto General (1911–1966) |
July 13, 1965 | January 22, 1966 | 193 days | Philippine Army |
| 12 | Mata, Ernesto General (1915–2012) |
January 22, 1966 | January 21, 1967 | 364 days | Philippine Army |
| 13 | Osias, Victor General |
January 21, 1967 | August 15, 1967 | 206 days | Philippine Air Force |
| 14 | Velasco, Segundo General (born 1918) |
August 16, 1967 | May 27, 1968 | 285 days | Philippine Army |
| 15 | Yan, Manuel General (1920–2008) |
May 28, 1968 | January 15, 1972 | 3 years, 232 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 16 | Espino, Romeo General (1914–2003) |
January 15, 1972 | August 15, 1981 | 9 years, 212 days | Philippine Army |
| 17 | Ver, Fabian General (1920–1998) |
August 15, 1981 | October 24, 1984 85 days |
3 years, 70 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| Acting | Ramos, Fidel Lieutenant General (1928–2022) Acting |
October 24, 1984 | December 2, 1985 | 1 year, 39 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| -17 | Ver, Fabian General (1920–1998) |
December 2, 1985 | February 25, 1986 | 85 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 18 | Ramos, Fidel General (1928–2022) |
February 25, 1986 | January 25, 1988 | 1 year, 334 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 19 | De Villa, Renato General (born 1935) |
January 25, 1988 | January 23, 1991 | 2 years, 363 days | Philippine Constabulary |
| 20 | Rodolfo Biazon General (1935–2023) |
January 24, 1991 | April 12, 1991 | 78 days | Philippine Marine Corps |
| 21 | Lisandro Abadia General (born 1938-2022) |
April 12, 1991 | April 12, 1994 | 3 years | Philippine Army |
| 22 | Arturo Enrile General (1940–1998) |
April 12, 1994 | November 28, 1996 | 2 years, 7 months | Philippine Army |
| 23 | Arnulfo Acedera Jr. General (1941–2020) |
November 28, 1996 | December 31, 1997 | 1 year, 33 days | Philippine Air Force |
| 24 | Clemente Mariano General |
January 1, 1998 | July 1, 1998 | 181 days | Philippine Army |
| 25 | Joselin Nazareno General |
July 1, 1998 | July 8, 1999 | 1 year, 7 days | Philippine Army |
| 26 | Angelo Reyes General (1945–2011) |
July 8, 1999 | March 17, 2001 | 1 year, 252 days | Philippine Army |
| 27 | Diomedio Villanueva General (1945–2023) |
March 17, 2001 | May 18, 2002 | 1 year, 62 days | Philippine Army |
| 28 | Roy Cimatu General (born 1946) |
May 18, 2002 | September 10, 2002 | 115 days | Philippine Army |
| 29 | Benjamin Defensor Jr. General |
September 10, 2002 | November 28, 2002 | 79 days | Philippine Air Force |
| 30 | Dionisio Santiago General |
November 28, 2002 | April 8, 2003 | 131 days | Philippine Army/td> |
| 31 | Narciso Abaya General |
April 8, 2003 | October 29, 2004 | 1 year, 204 days | Philippine Army/td> |
| 32 | Efren Abu General |
October 29, 2004 | August 15, 2005 | 290 days | Philippine Army/td> |
| 33 | Senga, Generoso General (born 1948) |
August 15, 2005 | July 22, 2006 | 341 days | Philippine Army |
| 34 | Esperon, Hermogenes Jr. General (born 1952) |
July 22, 2006 | May 12, 2008 | 1 year, 295 days | Philippine Army |
| 35 | Yano, Alexander General (born 1953) |
May 12, 2008 | May 1, 2009 | 354 days | Philippine Army |
| 36 | Victor Ibrado General (born 1952) |
May 1, 2009 | March 10, 2010 | 313 days | Philippine Army |
| 37 | Bangit, Delfin General (1955–2013) |
March 10, 2010 | June 22, 2010 | 104 days | Philippine Army |
| Acting | Nestor Ochoa Lieutenant General (born 1961) |
June 22, 2010 | June 30, 2010 | 8 days | Philippine Army |
| 38 | David, Ricardo General (born 1951) |
July 2, 2010 | March 7, 2011 | 8 months | Philippine Army |
| 39 | Oban, Eduardo Jr. General (born 1955) |
March 7, 2011 | December 12, 2011 | 9 months | Philippine Air Force |
| 40 | Dellosa, Jessie General |
December 12, 2011 | January 17, 2013 | 1 year, 1 month | Philippine Army |
| 41 | Bautista, Emmanuel General (born 1958) |
January 17, 2013 | July 18, 2014 | 1 year, 6 months | Philippine Army |
| 42 | Catapang, Gregorio Jr. General |
July 18, 2014 | July 10, 2015 | 1 year | Philippine Army |
| 43 | Iriberri, Hernando General (born 1960) |
July 10, 2015 | April 22, 2016 | 9 months | Philippine Army |
| Acting | Glorioso Miranda Lieutenant General (born 1961) |
April 22, 2016 | June 30, 2016 | 69 days | Philippine Army |
| 44 | Visaya, Ricardo General (born 1960) |
April 22, 2016 | December 7, 2016 | 7 months | Philippine Army |
| 47 | Eduardo Año General (born 1961) |
December 7, 2016 | October 26, 2017 | 10 months | Philippine Army |
| 46 | Guerrero, Rey Leonardo General (born 1961) |
October 26, 2017 | April 18, 2018 | 6 months | Philippine Army |
| 47 | Galvez, Carlito General (born 1963) |
April 18, 2018 | December 11, 2018 | 7 months | Philippine Army |
| 48 | Benjamin Madrigal Jr. General (born 1960) |
December 11, 2018 | September 24, 2019 | 9 months | Philippine Army |
| 49 | Noel Clement General (born 1960) |
September 24, 2019 | January 4, 2020 | 3 months | Philippine Army |
| 50 | Filemon Santos Jr. General (born 1961) |
January 4, 2020 | August 3, 2020 | 7 months | Philippine Army |
| 51 | Gilbert Gapay General (born 1965) |
August 3, 2020 | February 4, 2021 | 6 months | Philippine Army |
| 52 | Cirilito Sobejana General (born 1965) |
February 4, 2021 | July 31, 2021 | 6 months | Philippine Army |
| 53 | Jose Faustino Jr. General |
July 31, 2021 | November 12, 2021 | 3 months | Philippine Army |
| 54 | Andres Centino General (born 1967) |
November 12, 2021 | August 8, 2022 | 8 months | Philippine Army |
| 55 | Bartolome Vicente Bacarro General (born 1966) |
August 8, 2022 | January 6, 2023 | 5 months | Philippine Army |
| 56 | Andres Centino General (born 1967) |
January 6, 2023 | July 21, 2023 | 196 days | Philippine Army |
| 57 | Romeo Brawner Jr. General (born 1968) |
July 21, 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 21 days | Philippine Army |
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