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Filipino general officer
Jessie Diaz Dellosa
(born January 20, 1957) is a retired Filipino general officer and a former
Chief of staff of the Philippine Armed Forces
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His former commands include the
Northern Luzon Command
and
2nd Infantry Division
. He was deputy commander of Central Command in the
Visayas
and Commandant of the
Philippine Military Academy
. On 12 December 2011, President
Benigno Aquino III
chose Dellosa as his AFP chief.
Background
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Dellosa was born in
Bacon, Sorsogon
and grew up in
Lucena City
where he finished his elementary and secondary education. As a military officer, his other positions prior to his post as
Northern Luzon Command
(NolCom) commander include: Commanding General of the 2nd Infantry Division, Deputy Commander of Central Command in Visayas, Commandant of Cadets at the Philippine Military Academy.
Dellosa is a member of
Philippine Military Academy
“Matapat” Class of 1979. He was the commander of the NolCom prior to his appointment as chief of staff.
He was also the Group Commander of the Special Operation Task Group “
Sulu
” instrumental in the neutralization of
Abu Sayyaf
leader Abu Solaiman and the release of the Burnham couple in 2007.
He was also the commanding officer of the Special Reaction Unit of the Presidential Security Group during the time of President
Corazon Aquino
.
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AFP Chief of staff
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On December 12, 2011, Philippine President
Benigno Aquino III
appointed Dellosa as chief of the
Philippine Armed Forces
. The president, in introducing his new Military Chief, said, "He is a true warrior... General Dellosa, do not turn your back on the mandate of the people”
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War against corruption
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Armed Forces Chief Jessie D. Dellosa has declared an “all-out war against graft and corruption” during the change of command ceremony at
Camp Aguinaldo
on December 12, 2011. He said that, “An all-out war against graft and corruption and against few organizational misfits will free us from the seemingly never-ending corruption issue in the military,”
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Awards
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References
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Commanding Generals of the
Philippine Revolutionary Army
(1897?1901)
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Chief of Staff of the
Philippine Commonwealth Army
(1935-1945)
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Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs
(2020?present)
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