The Flag Officer-in-Command (FOIC) is the overall commander and senior admiral of the Philippine Navy, the naval warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Vice Admiral. He has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the service, including the Philippine Marine Corps, and directly reports to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy | |
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Philippine Navy | |
Abbreviation | FOIC-PN |
Reports to | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Appointer | President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments |
Term length | 2 years [1] |
Constituting instrument | Republic Act No. 11939 [1] |
Formation | May 20, 1898 |
Deputy | Vice-Commander of the Philippine Navy Chief of Naval Staff |
List of Flag Officer-in-Command
Philippine Revolutionary Navy
No. | Portrait | Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Revolutionary Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | Ref. |
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1 | Pascual V. Ledesma | CaptainMay 20, 1898 | July 2, 1902 | 4 years, 43 days | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Offshore Patrol
No. | Portrait | Flag Officer-in-Command, Offshore Patrol | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | Ref. |
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1 | Enrique L. Jurado (born 1911) | Captain1941 | 1944 | 3 years | Manuel Quezon Sergio Osmeña | ||
2 | Jose V. Andrada | Captain1944 | 1948 | 4 years | Sergio Osmeña Manuel Roxas |
Philippine Navy
No. | Portrait | Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy[2] | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President | Ref. |
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1 | Jose V. Andrada | CommodoreJanuary 2, 1948 | August 28, 1949 | 1 year, 207 days | Manuel Roxas Elpidio Quirino | [3] | |
2 | Jose V. Francisco | CommodoreAugust 28, 1949 | 1950s | * | Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia | [3] | |
3 | * | Commodore1950s | 1950s | * | Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia | ||
4 | * | Commodore1950s | December 23, 1961 | * | Carlos P. Garcia | ||
5 | Simeon B. Castro | CommodoreDecember 23, 1961 | September 3, 1962 | 254 days | Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal | [3] | |
6 | Juan B. Magluyan | CommodoreSeptember 3, 1962 | June 1, 1964 | 1 year, 272 days | Diosdado Macapagal | [3] | |
7 | Santiago C. Nuval | CommodoreJune 1, 1964 | September 2, 1965 | 1 year, 93 days | Diosdado Macapagal | [3] | |
8 | Felix M. Apolinario | CommodoreSeptember 2, 1965 | June 15, 1966 | 286 days | Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
9 | Heracleo J. Alano | CommodoreJune 15, 1966 | August 17, 1967 | 1 year, 63 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
10 | Pastor G. Viado | CommodoreAugust 17, 1967 | May 29, 1968 | 286 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
11 | Ismael C. Lomibao | CommodoreMay 29, 1968 | April 2, 1970 | 1 year, 308 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
12 | Dioscoro E. Papa | CommodoreApril 2, 1970 | January 15, 1972 | 1 year, 288 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
13 | Hilario M. Ruiz | Rear admiralJanuary 15, 1972 | March 28, 1976 | 4 years, 73 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
14 | Ernesto R. Ogbinar | Rear admiralMarch 28, 1976 | August 3, 1980 | 4 years, 128 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
15 | Simeon M. Alejandro | Rear admiralAugust 3, 1980 | December 9, 1985 | 5 years, 128 days | Ferdinand Marcos | [3] | |
16 | Brillante C. Ochoco | Rear admiralDecember 9, 1985 | February 26, 1986 | 79 days | Ferdinand Marcos Corazon Aquino | [3] | |
17 | Serapio C. Martillano | Rear admiralFebruary 26, 1986 | September 6, 1986 | 192 days | Corazon Aquino | [3] | |
18 | Tagumpay R. Jardiniano | Rear admiralSeptember 6, 1986 | March 29, 1988 | 1 year, 205 days | Corazon Aquino | [3] | |
19 | Carlito Y. Cunanan | Rear admiralMarch 29, 1988 | 1989 | 1 year | Corazon Aquino | [3] | |
20 | Mariano J. Dumancas | Vice admiral1989 | August 2, 1993 | 4 years | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos | [3] | |
21 | Virgilio Q. Marcelo | Vice admiralAugust 2, 1993 | 1994 | 1 year | Fidel Ramos | [3] | |
22 | Pio P. Carranza | Vice admiralSeptember 21, 1994 | 1996 | 2 years | Fidel Ramos | [3] | |
23 | Eduardo Mario R. Santos | Vice admiral1996 | January 12, 1999 | 3 years | Fidel Ramos | [3] | |
24 | Luisito F. Fernandez | Vice admiralJanuary 12, 1999 | November 23, 2000 | 1 year, 316 days | Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada | ||
25 | Guillermo G. Wong | Vice admiralNovember 23, 2000 | March 1, 2001 | 98 days | Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
26 | Victorino S. Hingco | Vice admiralMarch 1, 2001 | March 6, 2003 | 2 years, 5 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [4] | |
27 | Ernesto H. De Leon | Vice admiralMarch 6, 2003 | December 5, 2005 | 2 years, 274 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [5] | |
28 | Mateo M. Mayuga | Vice admiralDecember 5, 2005 | December 9, 2006 | 1 year, 4 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
29 | Rogelio I. Calunsag | Vice admiralDecember 9, 2006 | August 2, 2008 | 1 year, 237 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | ||
30 | Ferdinand S. Golez | Vice admiralAugust 2, 2008 | May 15, 2010 | 1 year, 286 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | [6][7] | |
31 | Danilo M. Cortez | Rear admiralMay 15, 2010 | January 4, 2011 | 234 days | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III | [8] | |
32 | Alexander P. Pama | Vice admiralJanuary 4, 2011 | December 21, 2012 | 1 year, 352 days | Benigno Aquino III | [9] | |
33 | Jose Luis M. Alano | Vice admiralDecember 21, 2012 | April 30, 2014 | 1 year, 130 days | Benigno Aquino III | ||
34 | Jesus C. Millan | Vice admiralApril 30, 2014 | July 10, 2015 | 1 year, 71 days | Benigno Aquino III | [10][11] | |
35 | Caesar C. Taccad | Vice admiralJuly 10, 2015 | November 12, 2016 | 1 year, 125 days | Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte | [12][13] | |
36 | Ronald Joseph S. Mercado | Vice admiralNovember 12, 2016 | December 19, 2017 | 1 year, 37 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [14][15] | |
37 | Robert A. Empedrad | Vice admiralDecember 19, 2017 | February 3, 2020 | 2 years, 46 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [16][17] | |
38 | Giovanni Carlo J. Bacordo | Vice admiralFebruary 3, 2020 | June 8, 2021 | 1 year, 125 days | Rodrigo Duterte | [18][19] | |
39 | Adeluis S. Bordado | Vice admiralJune 8, 2021 | September 8, 2022 | 1 year, 92 days | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos | [20][21] | |
– | Caesar Bernard Valencia Acting | Rear admiralSeptember 8, 2022 | November 24, 2022 | 77 days | Bongbong Marcos | [22] | |
40 | Toribio Adaci Jr. | Vice admiralNovember 24, 2022 | November 15, 2024 | 1 year, 363 days | Bongbong Marcos | [23] | |
41 | Jose Ma Ambrosio Q. Ezpeleta | Rear AdmiralNovember 15, 2024 | Incumbent | 6 days | Bongbong Marcos | [24] |
References
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