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Lisandro Abadia
Lisandro C. Abadia
National Security Adviser
In office
January 2001 – February 2001
PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byMGen. Alexander Aguirre, PC (Ret.)
Succeeded byCapt. Roilo Golez, PN (Ret.)
24th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
April 11, 1991 – April 12, 1994
PresidentFidel Ramos
Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino
Vice PresidentJoseph Ejercito Estrada
Salvador Laurel III
Preceded byGen. Rodolfo Biazon
Succeeded byLGen. Arturo Enrile
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
In office
January 11, 1991 – April 11, 1991
PresidentCorazon Cojuangco-Aquino
Vice PresidentSalvador Laurel III
Preceded byMGen. Guillermo Flores
Succeeded byMGen. Arturo T. Enrile
Personal details
BornApril 12, 1938
Talisay, Cebu, Philippines
DiedJanuary 9, 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 83)
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Philippines
RelationsMaj. Lino Abadía †, PAF (Brother)
LGen. Loven Abadia, PAF (Brother)
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy (1962)
Military service
AllegiancePhilippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Army
Years of service1961 - 1994
RankGeneral General
Unit502nd Infantry Brigade PHILCAG-Vietnam
CommandsArmed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine Army
Joint Staff

502nd Infantry Brigade
Battles/warsCoup 1989

Coup 1987
Anti-Communist Campaign
Moro Rebellion

Vietnam War

Lisandro C. Abadia (April 12, 1938 – January 9, 2022) was a Philippine Army General who served as 24th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 1991 to 1994.[1]. He bested 4 other candidates who are more experience and senior. He also served as The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commanding General of the Philippine Army prior being appointed as Chief of Staff.

Education[edit]

Boy Abadia was born on April 12, 1938, in Talisay, Cebu, son of Manuel Abadia and Benjamina Campo. The youngest of the three brothers Lino the eldest and Loven the second who joined the Philippine Military Academy ahead of him and both joined Air Force. Lino died in an air mishap in 1957 a year before he entered the academy. Loven the second brother graduated from PMA in 1960 became 20th Commanding General of Philippine Air Force in 1991 who was under him during his tenure. Lisandro graduated in 1962 and joined the Army, however he is a trained pilot too flying helicopter, S211 trainer, and OV10 Bronco.

Background[edit]

Military career[edit]

Abadia started his military career as 2nd Lieutenant assigned to Infantry Battalion which participated in anti-communist campaign and subduing moro rebels in Mindanao. He joined the Special Forces and was among the PHILCAG soldiers sent to South Vietnam in 1966 to 1968 under Brigadier General Gaudencio Tobias and one of his mentor then Lieutenant Colonel Fidel V. Ramos. He rose to become brigade commander of 502nd Brigade in Northern Luzon in 1984.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence J2[edit]

In 1988 General De Villa appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence J2 helping in thwarting numerous coups and mutinies during President Corazon Aquino's term. He was also instrumental in finding not coup plots but also the communist activities and Moro rebellions'.

Commanding General Philippine Army[edit]

On January 11, 1991, he was appointed as Commanding General of Philippine Army where he replaced MGen. Guillermo Flores who was designated as the new Vice Chief of Staff. He commanded the army for 3 months as he was again appointed to higher position in the military.

AFP Chief of Staff[edit]

On April 9, 1991, he was appointed as the new Chief of Staff to replaced retiring General Rodolfo Biazon who had a three-month stint as Chief of Staff[1][2]. Which led to the questions of the junior officers but he immediately took action to quell this disgruntlement basing on his experience in denying the coup plotters of their success. He was also instrumental in the success of the counter-insurgency campaign against NPA rebels with his "Lambat-Bitag Campaign" which resulted to killing or capturing high ranking communist rebels.

Later years[edit]

Abadia spent the rest of his life fighting legal battles in court until he died last January 9, 2022[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aquino appoints new armed forces chief - UPI Archives".
  2. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/afp-chief/
  3. "AFP mourns passing of ex-military chief Lisandro Abadia". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Military offices
Preceded by
Rodolfo Biazon
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
September 1991 - November 1994
Succeeded by
Arturo Enrile
Preceded by
Guillermo Flores
Commanding General Philippine Army
July 1990 - September 1991
Succeeded by
Arturo Enrile
Political offices
Preceded by
National Security Adviser
2001 - 2001
Succeeded by
Rolio Golez



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