Manuel Cabal Explained

Manuel F. Cabal
Office:Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Term Start:1959
Term End:1961
Office1:Chief, Philippine Constabulary
Termstart1:1956
Termend1:1957
President:Carlos P. Garcia
Succeeded:Pelagio Cruz
Preceded:Alfonso Arellano
President1:Ramon Magsaysay
Battles:Hukbalahap Campaign
Bataan of Bataan
Succeeded1:Pelagio Cruz
Preceded1:Florencio Selga
Allegiance: Philippines
Serviceyears:1928 - 1961
Profession:Constable
Army
Branch:Philippine Army
Philippine Constabulary
Birth Date:December 2, 1910
Birth Place:Botolan, Zambales
Death Date:1987
Awards:US Legion of Merit
Birth Name:Manuel Fiel Flores Cabal
Spouse:Elisa Cabal

Manuel Cabal (December 2, 1910 - 1987) is a Filipino Lieutenant General who served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 1958 - 1960. He also served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary from 1957 - 1958.

Early life

Cabal was born on December 2, 1910, in Botolan, Zambales to father Macario Cabal and mother Mercedes Flores.[1]

Military service

Cabal attended Philippine Constabulary Academy and graduated in 1928. He was a Constabulary Officer, until he transferred to 21st Infantry Division in Bataan. He fought the Japanese and became a POW after the fall of Bataan. He was released after 3 months and joined guerilla movement. After the war he rejoined the Philippine Constabulary in 1945 upon Philippine liberation.

In 1956, President Ramon Magsaysay appointed him as Chief of the Philippine Constabulary.[2] After General Alfonso Arellano died in office in 1958, Cabal was appointed by President Carlos P. Garcia as Chief of Staff, Armed Forces.[3]

Legacy

He retired in 1961 and was replaced by Lieutenant General Pelagio Cruz. He died in 1987 due to prostate cancer. Police Camp in Zambales was named after him.[4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-08 . Manuel Cabal . 2024-10-02 . geni_family_tree . en-US.
  2. Web site: The Constabulary and Rural Development . 2 October 2024 . repository.mainlib.
  3. Web site: MANUEL F. CABAL, Petitioner, v. HON. RUPERTO KAPUNAN, JR., and THE CITY FISCAL OF MANILA, Respondents. . 2 October 2024 . chanrobles.com.
  4. News: Galang . Alex . May 29, 2013 . Pulis napatay ng kabaro .

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