Military and police appointees to civilian government posts

Published January 23, 2008 7:02pm

Fomer police and military officials appointed to civilian government posts:

NAME	MILITARY/POLICE CONNECTIONS	GOVERNMENT POSTS HELD UNDER THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION
Ret. Maj. Gen. Eduardo Ermita	was the AFP chief of Staff during the series of coup attempts from 1986-1988, and undersecretary of national defense during the last major coup attempt in December 1989	appointed as presidential adviser on the peace process in 2001, right after EDSA II; former chair of the government peace negotiating panel in talks w/ the MILF; former defense secretary (2003); currently Executive Secretary
Ret. Gen. Angelo Reyes	AFP chief of staff who withdrew support from the Estrada administration and backed the Arroyo presidency during EDSA II	appointed defense secretary two days after his retirement as AFP chief of staff in post EDSA II 2001; resigned from his post on August 29, 2003 over the Oakwood mutineers' allegations of corruption in the AFP; returned months later as anti-kidnapping presidential adviser, an office created by President Arroyo in October 2003; became presidential adviser on anti-smuggling campaign (2004); interior and local government secretary (2004); former environment secretary (2006); currently energy secretary
Ret. Gen. Leandro Mendoza	former PNP chief (2001-2002)	currently transportation and communication secretary
Roberto Lastimoso	former PNP chief (1998-1999)	former LTO chief; currently general manager of Metro Star (MRT)
Gen. Diomedio Villanueva	former AFP chief of staff	appointed postmaster general and chief executive officer of Philippine Postal Corporation in 2003; replaced by Dario Rama in 2004
Dionisio Santiago	former AFP chief of staff	former director of the Bureau of Corrections currently director General of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
Jose Calimlim	former AFP vice chief of staff	named member of the board of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and president of the SBMA Freeport Services, Corp. in 2004; chief of the Subic Bay Freeport's anti-smuggling task force and SBMA senior deputy administrator for operations before his death
Roy Cimatu	former AFP chief of staff	currently Presidential Special Envoy to the Middle East (Ambassador) / head, Philippine Middle East Preparedness Committee
Narciso Abaya	former AFP chief of staff	currently president of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority
Benjamin Defensor	former AFP chief of staff	became chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) with the rank of ambassador
Edgar Aglipay	former PNP chief	currently chairman of the Philippine Retirement Authority (appointed in December 2005)
Ret. Gen. Arturo C. Lomibao	former PNP chief (March 2005 - July 2006)	assumed office as administrator of the National Irrigation Administration on September 13, 2006
Ret. Gen. Thompson Lantion	former police director (Directorate for Police Community Relations)	former DOTC spokesperson; appointed as Chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in October 2006
Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.	former PNP chief (2002-2004)	former public works and highways secretary; became defense secretary; reappointed to DPWH on July 2007
Abraham Abesamis	former Navy vice commander and chairman of the Navy Housing Board prior	appointed chief of the National Telecommunications Commission in November 2006; replaced in August 2007
Ret. Lt. Gen. Generoso Senga	former AFP chief	General Manager, National Broadcasting Network

Sources: "We Were Soldiers: Military Men in Politics and the Bureaucracy"; www.apec.org, OPS, OP, PIA, newsflash.org, BusinessWorld, Manila Times, www.bcda.gov.ph, Manila Bulletin, PNP, Inquirer

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