Carlito Galvez Jr.

Carlito Guancing Galvez Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [kaɾˈlito ˈɡalvɛs], born December 12, 1962) is a retired Philippine Army general serving as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process since 2018 in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. Since March 2020, he has also been serving as the Chief Implementer of the Philippines' Declared National Policy Against COVID-19 (COVID-19 National Task Force);[1] in November 2020, he also became the country's COVID-19 Vaccine Czar.[2] He previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from April to December 2018.[3][4]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guancing and the surname or paternal family name is Galvez.
Retired General

Carlito G. Galvez Jr.

AFP, GOL, OLH, OAM
Galvez in 2018
Chief Implementer of the National Task Force against COVID-19
Assumed office
March 16, 2020
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPosition established
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
Assumed office
December 12, 2018
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded bySec. Jesus Dureza
50th Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
April 18, 2018 – December 11, 2018
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byGen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero
Succeeded byGen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr.
Personal details
Born (1962-12-12) December 12, 1962
Bustos, Bulacan, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
University of New South Wales (M.PM)
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Army
Years of service1985–2018
Rank General
UnitChief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
AFP Western Mindanao Command
6th Infantry Division
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Organization & Training, J3
104th Brigade, 1 ID
Task Group Panther Bravo, FSSR
1st Scout Ranger Battalion, FSSR
Battles/warsMoro conflict
CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion
Zamboanga City crisis
Battle of Marawi

A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Sandiwa class of 1985,[5] he is known for his leadership of the AFP Western Mindanao Command during the Battle of Marawi and is a recipient of the United States Eisenhower Fellowships in 2006[6] and worked on the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2015 as co-Chairman on the Government of the Philippines Coordinating Committees on the Cessation of Hostilities (GPH-CCCH).[5] In 1989, then a lieutenant, he participated in a failed coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino. Galvez and his coup co-conspirators were detained before being granted amnesty in 1996 by Aquino's successor, President Fidel Ramos.[7]

On December 12, 2018, Galvez was appointed as Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process after the previous officeholder, Jesus Dureza, resigned amid a corruption scandal. He is a staunch advocate of the peace process with the Moro Front, and has been well received by many Bangsamoro stakeholders.[8]

Education

A member of the PMA Sandiwa class of 1985, he was also trained in airborne, intelligence, and special operations, particularly in the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment. He received his master's degree in Project Management in the University of New South Wales, Australia, and took the Executive Education program in Harvard University, in Massachusetts. He also has a specialty on Humanitarian Assistance, Strategic Management, and Peace-building Negotiations.[9]

He also attended the Asian Institute of Management Center for Bridging Leadership, the Infantry Officer Advance Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, the Military Operation Research Symposium in Singapore, the Crisis Management Course in Hawaii, the Counter-terrorism Conference in the National Defense University, in Washington, D.C., the Rules of Engagement in Sanremo, Italy and the AFP Command and Staff College Class 47, where he served as Class President and Valedictorian [6]

Military career
Gen. Galvez with Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman and Chief Minister of Bangsamoro Murad Ebrahim.

He spent most of his career in Mindanao and commanded various units and commands in the Philippine Army and the AFP, including the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion, where his unit was named the "best scout ranger battalion" in 2 years (2000 and 2001) and the Task Group Panther Bravo of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment.[10]

He also served as commander of the 104th Brigade, became the deputy chief of staff for operations, organization & training, J3, and commanded the 6th Infantry Division

He also led units during the Zamboanga Siege and the Battle of Marawi, where he served as commander of the AFP Western Mindanao Command. During his stint in the Western Mindanao Command, he also led numerous combat and neutralization operations against communists and Daesh-inspired groups, including Ben Salina Sapilin, a relative of Isnilon Hapilon.[11] He was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on April 18, 2018 to December 11, 2018, where he was succeeded by his classmate, Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr..

Awards

Personal life

Galvez is married to Marissa M. Pascua, an international flight purser of Philippine Airlines; they have a daughter, Mary Frances Therese.[13]

References
  1. Gotinga, JC (March 27, 2020). "Peace process chief Galvez is 'chief implementer' of gov't policy vs coronavirus". Rappler. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. Parrocha, Azer (November 2, 2020). "Galvez appointed vaccine czar". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. "CA confirms Carlito Galvez Jr as AFP chief". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  4. "Not yet time to lift Mindanao martial law —AFP's Galvez". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  5. Bondoc, Marlly Rome (April 6, 2018). "Who is Carlito Galvez, the AFP's next chief?". GMA News. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. "Who is Carlito Galvez Jr, the next Philippine military chief?".
  7. Fonbuena, Carmela (September 7, 2018). "Little-known fact: AFP chief Galvez got amnesty for 1989 failed coup". Rappler. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  8. Kabiling, Genalyn (December 5, 2018). "Duterte appoints Galvez as next peace adviser". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  9. (PDF) https://rcmanila.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CURRICULUM-VITAE-of-CSAFP-version-2.pdf. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://peace.gov.ph/opapp/the-secretary/. Retrieved 10 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Falcatan, Richard. "Hapilon's kin, 2 more Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Basilan". Rappler. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. "AFP Chief receives Gawad Dangal ng Lipi from Province of Bulacan". Armed Forces of the Philippines. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. Santiago, Alvin (6 April 2018). "Lieutenant General Carlito G. Galvez Jr". DWDD Radio. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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