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Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri
In office July 10, 2015 – April 22, 2016President
Benigno Aquino III Preceded by Gen.
Gregorio Pio Catapang Succeeded by Lt. Gen.
Glorioso Miranda (acting) In office February 7, 2014 – July 10, 2015In office July 27, 2011 – October 5, 2011Appointed by
Voltaire Gazmin Preceded by Eduardo Batac Succeeded by
Zosimo Paredes
Born Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri
(1960-04-22 ) April 22, 1960 (age 64)
[1]
Cantilan ,
Surigao del Sur ,
Philippines
Alma mater
Philippine Military Academy
Father Saturnino Urios University Awards
Distinguished Service Star
Gold Cross Medal
Military Merit Medal Nickname "Super man"
[2] Allegiance
Republic of the Philippines Branch/service
Philippine Army Years of service 1983 - 2016 Rank
General Unit
Chief of Staff, AFP
Commanding General, PA
7 PA
503rd Brigade Battles/wars
Communist rebellion in the Philippines
Islamic insurgency in the Philippines
Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri (born April 22, 1960) is a retired
Filipino
soldier , and was
Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines from July 2015 to April 2016.
[3]
[4] He had previously been the
56th Commanding General of the
Philippine Army since February 7, 2014.
Biography
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Iriberri was commissioned in the AFP Regular Force in March 1983 after his graduation from the
Philippine Military Academy . Aside from mainly serving as an infantryman, he was also involved in other fields of the Army such as intelligence, public relations and staff functions. Iriberri was involved in international peace support operations.
[5]
He had served as spokesman of the
Department of National Defense in 2011 during the term of
National Defense Secretary
Voltaire Gazmin as Commanding General,
[6] and Senior Military Assistant at the same department before becoming Commander of the
Army's
503rd Brigade in
Abra and later Chief of the
7th Infantry Division .
[3]
Philippine Army
Iriberri, who was a Major General at that time, was named Commanding General of the
Philippine Army , replacing Lt. Gen.
Noel A. Coballes on February 7, 2014 when the latter had reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.
[2] Iriberri was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on March 31, 2014.
[7]
Chief of Staff
On July 10, 2015, Iriberri was appointed as the 46th
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at a ceremony in
Camp Aguinaldo in
Quezon City .
[1]
[4]
Iriberri's retirement officially took effect on April 22, 2016.
[8]
Awards
References
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a
b Fonbuena, Carmela.
"Gazmin's former aide is new Army chief" . Rappler . Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
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a
b Kabiling, Genalyn (8 February 2015).
"Aquino names 'Superman' general as new Army chief" . Manila Bulletin . Archived from
the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
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a
b Fonbuena, Carmela (10 July 2015).
"Iriberri is new AFP chief" . Rappler . Retrieved 10 July 2015 .
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a
b Dioquino, Rose-An Jessica; Legazpi, Amita (10 July 2015).
"Army commander Iriberri is new AFP chief" . GMA News . Retrieved 10 July 2015 .
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"Profile: Major General Hernando Iriberri, Commanding General of the Philippine Army" . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . 7 February 2014. Archived from
the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
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"Iriberri is new DND spokesman" . ABS-CBN News. July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2023 .
^ Lozada, Bong (31 March 2014).
"Army's 'Superman' clinches third star" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
^ Cabreza, Vincent (March 5, 2016).
"PMA cadets hold parade for retiring AFP chief Iriberri" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
Commanding Generals of the
Philippine Revolutionary Army (1897—1901) Chief of Staff of the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1935-1945) Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines(1946—2020) Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs(2020—present) § — Acting chief.