My Uncle
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 by Angel
I had to post this article before it disappears from the web. Tito Aris, my least talkative uncle, was appointed the second highest ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines last July '04. How did that happen?? My family is weird!
Low-key tactician named military vice-chief
A LOW-KEY military tactician with a flair for mathematics is now the second highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Malacañang on Friday named AFP deputy chief of staff Vice Admiral Ariston delos Reyes as the new AFP vice chief of staff, replacing Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia who retired on Wednesday.
Delos Reyes, a member of the controversial Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971, was formerly vice commander of the Philippine Navy. He also served as the AFP's deputy chief of staff for plans and programs (J5) and Chief of the Naval Staff.
He once commanded the Naval Task Force 61 based in Zamboanga City. He was also deputy commander of the Naval Forces West from 1999 to 2000.
He wrote and co-wrote the two-volume "Lessons Learned from AFP Operations Against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army," a standard text in the AFP's anti-insurgency campaign. Delos Reyes also co-authored a manual for the Navy titled "Typhoon Doctrine for Mariners."
A native of Bulacan, De los Reyes graduated valedictorian from the Caingin Elementary School. He studied at the Torres High School in Tondo, Manila, where he graduated salutatorian.
Delos Reyes took up BS Mathematics at the University of the Philippines but after one year decided to join the Philippine Military Academy.
He graduated second among 108 graduates of his class and first in Mathematics.
Low-key tactician named military vice-chief
A LOW-KEY military tactician with a flair for mathematics is now the second highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Malacañang on Friday named AFP deputy chief of staff Vice Admiral Ariston delos Reyes as the new AFP vice chief of staff, replacing Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Garcia who retired on Wednesday.
Delos Reyes, a member of the controversial Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971, was formerly vice commander of the Philippine Navy. He also served as the AFP's deputy chief of staff for plans and programs (J5) and Chief of the Naval Staff.
He once commanded the Naval Task Force 61 based in Zamboanga City. He was also deputy commander of the Naval Forces West from 1999 to 2000.
He wrote and co-wrote the two-volume "Lessons Learned from AFP Operations Against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army," a standard text in the AFP's anti-insurgency campaign. Delos Reyes also co-authored a manual for the Navy titled "Typhoon Doctrine for Mariners."
A native of Bulacan, De los Reyes graduated valedictorian from the Caingin Elementary School. He studied at the Torres High School in Tondo, Manila, where he graduated salutatorian.
Delos Reyes took up BS Mathematics at the University of the Philippines but after one year decided to join the Philippine Military Academy.
He graduated second among 108 graduates of his class and first in Mathematics.
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