Hermogenes Esperon

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Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr.

Ret. General Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr.
Allegiance	Philippines
Service/branch	Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army
Years of service	1974-2008
Rank	Ret. General
Commands held	Chief of Staff, AFP Philippine Army Special Operations Command, PA 7th Infantry Division, PA Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, J3, AFP Presidential Security Group, AFP 103rd Infantry Brigade, 1ID, PA 602nd Infantry Brigade, 6ID, PA

Gen Hermogenes C Esperon Jr is a retired general and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines serving as the coordinator of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Marine Corps, Philippine Coast Guard and the Vice - Commander of Presidential Security Group. After retiring from the AFP, he took the position as President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's adviser on the peace process in Mindanao.^[1]Social integration program for repentant rebels. ^[2] As peace adviser, Esperon created the "Social Integration Program" for rebels, which he called: “pagbabalik loob ng dating nasa labas.”^[3]

1 Professional Experience
2 Training
3 Significant Awards and Citations
4 Controversies
5 Notes

[edit] Professional Experience

Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines
Commanding General, Philippine Army
Commanding General, Special Operations Command
Commanding General, 7ID, PA
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, J3, AFP
Group Commander, PSG
Brigade Commander, 103 Inf Bde, 1ID, PA
Brigade Commander, 602 Inf Bde, 6ID, PA
TG Comdr, TG Thunder, TG Comet
Asst Chief of Staff, G3, PA
TF Comdr, TF APEC ‘96
Battalion Commander, 30IB, 4ID, PA

[edit] Training

Philippine Military Academy Class 1974
Joint Service Command & Staff Course
Infantry Officer Advance Course
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Intel Officer Basic Course
Integrated Service Attache Course
Master in Business Administration
Master in Management

[edit] Significant Awards and Citations

Presidential Medal of Merit
Cavalier Award
Seven (7) Distinguished Service Star
Philippine Legion of Honor
Outstanding Achievement Award (OAM)
Four (4) Gold Cross Medals
Five (5) Bronze Cross Medals
Three (3) Command Plaque
Gawad sa Kaunlaran Award
Three Outstanding Service Awards
Plaque of Merit

[edit] Controversies

As a 4-star general and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s longest serving military top-brass (Chief of Staff, AFP), Esperon was accused of being involved in the alleged massive electoral fraud in the Philippine general election, 2004. He was called "Garci General" for his supposed role^[4] in the Hello Garci scandal.^[5].However, his involvement with the scandal has not been proven.^[6]