| Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. | |
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| 36th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
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| In office July 2006 – May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | General Generoso Senga |
| Succeeded by | General Alexander Yano |
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| Born | Pangasinan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Service/branch | Philippine Army |
| Years of service | 1974-2008 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines Commanding General, 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 |
General Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr.[1] is a retired general and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the former Vice-Commander of Presidential Security Group. After retiring from the AFP, he was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process.
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Esperon ran for a position as Congressman in the 6th District of Pangasinan in the past May 2010 elections but lost.
Professional Experience[2]:
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Irked by Partylist Representatives Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza's opposition to his bid to seek a congressional seat in the May polls, outgoing Presidential Management Staff Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. demanded that the two lawmakers, who are also seeking seats in the Senate to come clean about their links with the underground Left.[5]
Esperon said he was ``proud of his achievements as a former Armed Forces’ chief of staff, especially in the government's fight against the communist insurgency.[6]
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[7] in the Hello Garci scandal.[8] However, his involvement with the scandal has not been proven.[9]