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Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps
Incumbent
Arturo G. Rojas [tl]
since 8 May 2023
Philippine Marine Corps
AbbreviationCMDT-PMC
Reports toFlag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy
AppointerPresident of the Philippines
Term lengthMandatory Retirement Age at 57
Constituting instrumentRepublic Act No. 11939 [1]
Formation2 November 1950
First holderLTSG Manuel A. Gomez
Websitewww.marinecorps.mil.ph

The commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (CMDT-PMC) is the highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Marine Corps. It is a two-star general position which holds the rank of major general and reports directly to the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy, wherein the Marines serve under the branch's authority. The Commandant is responsible for overall marine operations, organizational policies, planning, and recommendations for reforms and modernization of the attached service, as well as advising the President of the Philippines, the Secretary of National Defense, the AFP Chief of Staff, and the Flag Officer in Command relating to the Marine Corps matters and programs.

Under the Republic Act No. 11939, the Commandant, as part of the officers holding the rank of major general, will be subject to retirement upon reaching the age of 57 or upon the accumulation of over 30 years of military service and does not hold a fixed term length. [1]

The current commandant is Major General Arturo G. Rojas.[2][3]

List

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No. Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 LTSG.
Manuel A. Gomez, PN 		2 Nov. 1950 1 Aug. 1952 1 year, 273 days [2]
2 LCDR.
Gregorio L. Lim, PN 		1 Aug. 1952 21 Jul 1965 12 years, 354 days [2]
3 LCDR.
Antonio G. Javier, PN 		21 Jul 1965 28 Apr 1966 281 days [2]
4 CDR.
Rodolfo M. Punsalang, PN 		28 Apr 1966 27 May 1968 2 years, 29 days [2]
5 CDR.
Rudiardo A. Brown, PN 		27 May 1968 8 Sep 1968 104 days [2]
LCDR.
Rafael R. Rebudlo, PN 		8 Sep 1968 21 Jul 1969 316 days [2]
7 CDR.
Cesar C. Betita, PN 		21 Jul 1969 30 Jul 1970 1 year, 9 days [2]
8 Commo.
Rudiardo A. Brown, PN 		30 Jul 1970 30 Jan 1973 2 years, 184 days [2]
9 B. Gen.
Rodolfo M. Punsalang 		30 Jan 1973 16 Oct 1984 11 years, 260 days [2]
10 B. Gen.
Artemio A. Tadiar 		16 Oct 1984 26 Feb 1986 1 year, 133 days [2]
11 B. Gen.
Brigido T. Paredes 		26 Feb 1986 23 Jul 1987 1 year, 147 days [2]
12 B. Gen.
Rodolfo G. Biazon 		23 Jul 1987 7 Aug 1989 2 years, 15 days [2]
13 B. Gen.
Eduardo T. Cabanlig 		7 Aug 1989 16 Dec 1993 4 years, 131 days [2]
14 B. Gen.
Cesar C. Abella 		16 Dec 1993 10 May 1994 145 days [2]
15 B. Gen.
Guillermo R. Ruiz 		10 May 1994 2 Mar 1996 1 year, 297 days [2]
16 Maj. Gen.
Pociano S. Millena 		2 Mar 1996 30 Sep 1998 2 years, 212 days [2]
17 Maj. Gen.
Edgardo V. Espinosa 		30 Sep 1998 6 May 1999 218 days [2]
18 B. Gen.
Percival M. Subala 		6 May 1999 24 Apr 2000 354 days [2]
19 Maj. Gen.
Librado S. Ladia 		24 Apr 2000 10 Jun 2003 3 years, 47 days [2]
20 Maj. Gen.
Emmanuel R. Teodosio 		10 Jun 2003 14 Jun 2004 1 year, 4 days [2]
21 Maj. Gen.
Orlando G. Buenaventura 		14 Jun 2004 21 Jun 2005 1 year, 7 days [2]
22 Maj. Gen.
Renato P. Miranda 		21 Jun 2005 26 Feb 2006 250 days [2]
23 Maj. Gen.
Nelson N. Allaga 		26 Feb 2006 24 Aug 2007 1 year, 179 days [2]
24 Maj. Gen.
Ben D. Dolorfino 		24 Aug 2007 16 Jul 2009 1 year, 326 days [2]
25 Maj. Gen.
Juancho M. Sabban 		16 Jul 2009 23 Aug 2010 1 year, 38 days [2]
26 Maj. Gen.
Rustico D. Guerrero 		23 Aug 2010 5 Apr 2013 2 years, 225 days [2]
27 Maj. Gen.
Romeo T. Tanalgo 		5 Apr 2013 3 Dec 2015 2 years, 242 days [2]
28 Maj. Gen.
Remigio C. Valdez 		3 Dec 2015 25 Aug 2016 266 days [2]
29 Maj. Gen.
Andre M. Costales Jr. 		3 Dec 2015 25 Aug 2016 266 days [2]
30 Maj.Gen.
Emmanuel B. Salamat 		25 Aug 2016 5 Sep 2017 1 year, 11 days [2]
31 Maj. Gen.
Alvin A. Parreño 		5 Sep 2017 15 October 2019 2 years, 40 days [2][4][5]
32 Maj. Gen.
Nathaniel Y. Casem 		15 October 2019 21 December 2020 1 year, 67 days [2][6]
33 Maj. Gen.
Ariel R. Caculitan 		21 December 2020 21 February 2022 1 year, 62 days [2][7]
34 Maj. Gen.
Nestor C. Herico 		21 February 2022 13 July 2022 142 days [2][8]
— B. Gen.
Raul Jesus L. Caldez
(acting) 		13 July 2022 16 August 2022 34 days
35 Maj. Gen.
Charlton Sean M. Gaerlan 		16 August 2022 8 May 2023 265 days [2][9]
36 Maj. Gen.
Arturo G. Rojas 		8 May 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 198 days [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 11939 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Lineage of Commandants — Philippine Marine Corps". www.marinecorps.mil.ph.
  3. ^ a b Philippine News Agency (May 10, 2023). "Rojas is new PH Marine Corps commandant". Philippine News Agency. Philippines: Philippine News Agency.
  4. ^ "PH Navy accords retirement honors to ex-Marine commandant". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (2017-11-08). "Silence as PH marines pay tribute to fallen men on 67th year". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ Mangosing, Frances (2019-10-15). "New PH Marines commandant takes charge". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ^ "Maj. Gen. Ariel Caculitan is new PH Marines Commandant". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ^ Bolledo, Jairo (2022-01-18). "Duterte appoints new chiefs for Marines, AFP Northern, Western Luzon". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ^ "Gaerlan is new Philippine Marines commandant". ABS-CBN News.
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