Romeo C. Espino

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General Romeo C. Espino

Romeo C. Espino (born December 20, 1914 in Los Baños , Laguna Province ) was a general in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Life

After attending school, Espino studied as a graduate of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños and joined the armed forces of the Philippines in 1937 after completing his studies. During the Second World War he was one of the survivors of the death march of Bataan in 1942 after the defeat by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Bataan on April 9, 1942. After his release he returned to the army and took part in the fighting for the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese occupation forces .

After the war he rose within the AFP and was first as Brigadier General in command of the 1st Infantry Division ( 1st Infantry Tabak Division ) in West Mindanao on the Zamboanga Peninsula between June 1966 and February 1967 and then in command from January 1967 to May 1968 General of the Army .

Then he was from 1972 to 1981 Chief of Staff of the AFP ( AFP Chief of Staff ) and thus held the highest military position. Espino held this office for nine years under the dictatorial ruling President Ferdinand Marcos , and thus longer than any other chief of staff.

After martial law was imposed , he belonged to the narrow military leadership group, also known as the "Twelve Disciples" because of his loyalty and close ties to the president, including Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile , the commanding general of the army, General Rafael Z. Zagala , the head of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) General Fidel Ramos , the Air Force Chief General Jose Rancudo , the Commander of the Navy Admiral Hilario Ruiz , the Chief of the Security Command of the President General Fabian Ver , the Chief of the Military Intelligence General Ignacio Paz, the Commander of the PC Zone I General Tomas Diaz , the commander of the PC command of Metro Manila Col. Alfredo Montoya, the commander of the PC command of the province of Rizal Colonel Romeo Gatan and the deputy of the Congress ( Batasang Pambansa ) Eduardo Cojuangco , who has been recalled to active service with the rank of Colonel .

Espino was also President of the Red Cross of the Philippines in 1975 and held this office until 1998.

After his death he was on the memorial cemetery Libingan ng mga Bayani in Manila buried.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UP ROTC Los Baños UNIT ( Memento from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ LINEAGE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY COMMANDING GENERALS ( Memento from September 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Albert F. Celoza: Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism . Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, Conn. 1997, ISBN 0-275-94137-X , pp. 40 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
  4. ↑ Libingan ng mga Bayani
  5. ↑ THE DAILY TRIBUNE: Regarding the Libingan ng mga Bayani (February 22, 2011)
personal data
SURNAME Espino, Romeo C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino general
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Baños, Laguna Province
DATE OF DEATH 20th century