Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri | |
Birth Name: | Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri |
Nickname: | "Super man" |
Birth Date: | 22 April 1960[1] |
Birth Place: | Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines |
Alma Mater: | Philippine Military Academy Father Saturnino Urios University |
Office: | 46th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
President: | Benigno Aquino III |
Term Start: | July 10, 2015 |
Term End: | April 22, 2016 |
Predecessor: | Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang |
Successor: | Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda (acting) |
Office2: | Commanding General of the Philippine Army |
Term Start2: | February 7, 2014 |
Term End2: | July 10, 2015 |
Office3: | Spokesperson of the Department of National Defense |
Term Start3: | July 27, 2011 |
Term End3: | October 5, 2011 |
Appointer3: | Voltaire Gazmin |
Predecessor3: | Eduardo Batac |
Successor3: | Zosimo Paredes |
Allegiance: | Republic of the Philippines |
Branch: | Philippine Army |
Serviceyears: | 1983 - 2016 |
Rank: | General |
Unit: | Chief of Staff, AFP Commanding General, PA 7 PA 503rd Brigade |
Battles: | Communist rebellion in the Philippines Islamic insurgency in the Philippines |
Awards: | Distinguished Service Star Gold Cross Medal Military Merit Medal |
Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri (born April 22, 1960) is a retired Filipino soldier, and was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from July 2015 to April 2016.[2] [3] He had previously been the 56th Commanding General of the Philippine Army since February 7, 2014.
Iriberri was commissioned in the AFP Regular Force in March 1983 after his graduation from the Philippine Military Academy. Aside from mainly serving as an infantryman, he was also involved in other fields of the Army such as intelligence, public relations and staff functions. Iriberri was involved in international peace support operations.[4]
He had served as spokesman of the Department of National Defense in 2011 during the term of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin as Commanding General,[5] and Senior Military Assistant at the same department before becoming Commander of the Army's 503rd Brigade in Abra and later Chief of the 7th Infantry Division.[2]
Iriberri, who was a Major General at that time, was named Commanding General of the Philippine Army, replacing Lt. Gen. Noel A. Coballes on February 7, 2014 when the latter had reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.[6] Iriberri was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on March 31, 2014.[7]
On July 10, 2015, Iriberri was appointed as the 46th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at a ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.[1] [3]
Iriberri's retirement officially took effect on April 22, 2016.[8]