Awards:See list, Philippine Legion of Honor, , Commander, Legion of Merit, , Military Merit Medal, , United Nations Service Medal, , Vietnam Service Medal, , Légion d'honneur, , Distinguished Conduct Star (Philippines), , United States Military Academy Distinguished Award, , Korean Service Medal, , Family Order of Laila Utama (Brunei), , Commander, Order of Dharma Pratana (Indonesia), , Grand Order of Mugunghwa, , Collar, Order of Civil Merit, , Honorary Knight Grand Cross, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, , Knight of the Collar, Order of Isabella the Catholic, , Knight Grand Cordon, Order of the White Elephant, , Order of Nishan-I-Pakistan, , Collar, Order of Carlos III, , Collar, Order of the Merit of Chile
Spouse:Amelita Martinez (m. 1954)
Website:Official website, Foundation website, Office of the President (archived)
Children:5 (including Cristy)
Commands:See list, Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion Combat Team (BCT), Counter-Insurgency against the Communist Hukbalahap, 1951, , Infantry Company Commander, 16th BCT, Counter-Insurgency against the Communist Hukbalahap, 1951, , Platoon Leader, 20th BCT, Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea, United Nations Command (PEFTOK-UNC), Korean War, 1951–1952, , Duty, Personnel Research Group, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1952–1954, , Senior Aide de Camp to Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1958–1960, , Associate Infantry Company Officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1960, , Founder and Commanding Officer of the elite Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1962–1965, , Chief of Staff of the Philippine Military Contingent-Philippine Civil Action Group to Vietnam (AFP-PHILCAG), Vietnam War, 1965–1968, , Presidential Assistant on Military Affairs, 1968–1969, , Commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade Philippine Army, 1970, , Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, 1970–1986, , Command and General Staff of the Philippine Army, 1985, , Acting Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1984–1985, , Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1985–1986, , Military Reformist leader during the People Power Revolution, 1986, , Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1986–1988, , Secretary of National Defense, 1988–1991, , Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 1992–1998
President:Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino
Allegiance:Philippines
Alma mater:United States Military Academy (BS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MS), National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA), Ateneo de Manila University (MBA)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Soldier, , civil engineer
Preceded by:Eduardo M. Garcia
Battles/wars:Hukbalahap Rebellion, , Korean War, Battle of Hill Eerie, , , Vietnam War, , Moro conflict, Battle Of Marawi (1972)
Succeeded by:Renato de Villa
Resting place:Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines
Branch/service:Philippine Constabulary, , Philippine Army