Antonio Parlade Jr.

Antonio G. Parlade Jr.
Parlade Jr. in 2019
Spokesperson for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
In office
2018 – June 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Personal details
Born (1965-07-26) July 26, 1965 (age 59)
Ligao, Albay, Philippines
Political partyKatipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy
United States Army Command and General Staff College (M.M.A.S)
Deakin University (M.A.S.S)
OccupationSoldier, politician
Military career
Allegiance Philippines
Service / branchPhilippine Army
Years of service1987–2021
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitAFP Southern Luzon Command
Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, J7
203rd Infantry Brigade, 2 ID
Chief of Public Affairs Office, Philippine Army
Battles / warsCommunist rebellion in the Philippines
Moro conflict

Antonio Gumba Parlade Jr.[1][2][3] is a former Filipino military officer who retired as commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command in 2021,[4][5] and was best known for his combative[6] terms as spokesman for the Philippine Army before he was removed from that post in 2011, and later, as spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).[7]

  1. ^ Silvestre, Jojo G. (October 20, 2019). "Heart, soul of a general". Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Gutierrez, Jason (October 23, 2020). "Outcry in Philippines Over General's 'Warning' to Female Celebrities". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Parlade, Bob (2013) Parlade Family Memoir: A Breath Beneath the Shadow of Mayon.ISBN 9781483633671
  4. ^ "Red-tagging by Parlade bad for anti-insurgency campaign, Senate panel says". GMA News Online. February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Ramos, Christia Marie (October 26, 2020). "He 'should be ashamed of himself': Remulla scores Parlade". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Montiel, Cristina J.; Paz, Erwine S. Dela; Medriano, Jose S. (October 12, 2022). "Narrative Expansion and "Terrorist" Labeling: Discursive Conflict Escalation by State Media". Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 10 (2): 518–535. doi:10.5964/jspp.5577. ISSN 2195-3325.
  7. ^ "Parlade won't resign as NTF-ELCAC spox despite Senate recommendation". GMA News Online. March 11, 2021.