Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps explained

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

	Name	Term of office
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	LTSG. Manuel A. Gomez, PN	2 Nov. 1950	1 Aug. 1952
2	LCDR. Gregorio L. Lim, PN	1 Aug. 1952	21 Jul 1965
3	LCDR. Antonio G. Javier, PN	21 Jul 1965	28 Apr 1966
4	CDR. Rodolfo M. Punsalang, PN	28 Apr 1966	27 May 1968
5	CDR. Rudiardo A. Brown, PN	27 May 1968	8 Sep 1968
	LCDR. Rafael R. Rebudlo, PN	8 Sep 1968	21 Jul 1969
7	CDR. Cesar C. Betita, PN	21 Jul 1969	30 Jul 1970
8	Commo. Rudiardo A. Brown, PN	30 Jul 1970	30 Jan 1973
9	B. Gen. Rodolfo M. Punsalang	30 Jan 1973	16 Oct 1984
10	B. Gen. Artemio A. Tadiar	16 Oct 1984	26 Feb 1986
11	B. Gen. Brigido T. Paredes	26 Feb 1986	23 Jul 1987
12	B. Gen. Rodolfo G. Biazon	23 Jul 1987	7 Aug 1989
13	B. Gen. Eduardo T. Cabanlig	7 Aug 1989	16 Dec 1993
14	B. Gen. Cesar C. Abella	16 Dec 1993	10 May 1994
15	B. Gen. Guillermo R. Ruiz	10 May 1994	2 Mar 1996
16	Maj. Gen. Pociano S. Millena	2 Mar 1996	30 Sep 1998
17	Maj. Gen. Edgardo V. Espinosa	30 Sep 1998	6 May 1999
18	B. Gen. Percival M. Subala	6 May 1999	24 Apr 2000
19	Maj. Gen. Librado S. Ladia	24 Apr 2000	10 Jun 2003
20	Maj. Gen. Emmanuel R. Teodosio	10 Jun 2003	14 Jun 2004
21	Maj. Gen. Orlando G. Buenaventura	14 Jun 2004	21 Jun 2005
22	Maj. Gen. Renato P. Miranda	21 Jun 2005	26 Feb 2006
23	Maj. Gen. Nelson N. Allaga	26 Feb 2006	24 Aug 2007
24	Maj. Gen. Ben D. Dolorfino	24 Aug 2007	16 Jul 2009
25	Maj. Gen. Juancho M. Sabban	16 Jul 2009	23 Aug 2010
26	Maj. Gen. Rustico D. Guerrero	23 Aug 2010	5 Apr 2013
27	Maj. Gen. Romeo T. Tanalgo	5 Apr 2013	3 Dec 2015
28	Maj. Gen. Remigio C. Valdez	3 Dec 2015	25 Aug 2016
29	Maj. Gen. Andre M. Costales Jr.	3 Dec 2015	25 Aug 2016
30	Maj.Gen. Emmanuel B. Salamat	25 Aug 2016	5 Sep 2017
31	Maj. Gen. Alvin A. Parreño	5 Sep 2017	15 October 2019		[4] [5]
32	Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Y. Casem	15 October 2019	21 December 2020		[6]
33	Maj. Gen. Ariel R. Caculitan	21 December 2020	21 February 2022		[7]
34	Maj. Gen. Nestor C. Herico	21 February 2022	13 July 2022		[8]
—	B. Gen. Raul Jesus L. Caldez	13 July 2022	16 August 2022
35	Maj. Gen. Charlton Sean M. Gaerlan	16 August 2022	8 May 2023		[9]
36	Maj. Gen. Arturo G. Rojas	8 May 2023	Incumbent

See also

• Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Chief of the Navy (Philippines)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Republic Act No. 11939 GOVPH . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . 17 May 2023.
2. Web site: Lineage of Commandants — Philippine Marine Corps . www.marinecorps.mil.ph . en.
3. News: Philippine News Agency . May 10, 2023 . Rojas is new PH Marine Corps commandant . Philippine News Agency . Philippine News Agency . Philippines .
4. Web site: PH Navy accords retirement honors to ex-Marine commandant . 2023-07-29 . Manila Bulletin . en.
5. Web site: Fonbuena . Carmela . 2017-11-08 . Silence as PH marines pay tribute to fallen men on 67th year . 2023-07-29 . RAPPLER . en-US.
6. Web site: Mangosing . Frances . 2019-10-15 . New PH Marines commandant takes charge . 2023-07-29 . INQUIRER.net . en.
7. Web site: Maj. Gen. Ariel Caculitan is new PH Marines Commandant . 2023-07-29 . Manila Bulletin . en.
8. Web site: Bolledo . Jairo . 2022-01-18 . Duterte appoints new chiefs for Marines, AFP Northern, Western Luzon . 2023-07-29 . RAPPLER . en-US.
9. News: Gaerlan is new Philippine Marines commandant . .