Basilio Valdes

Basilio Valdés
Valdés in December 1944
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor[a]
In office
December 23, 1941 – February 6, 1945
PresidentManuel L. Quezon (1941–1944)
Sergio Osmeña (1944–1945)
Preceded byJorge B. Vargas[b]
León Guinto[c]
José Avelino[d]
Succeeded byTomas Cabili[e]
Jose Paez[f]
Secretary of Health and Public Welfare
In office
February 27, 1945 – April 1945
PresidentSergio Osmeña
Preceded byJosé Fabella
Succeeded byJose Locsin
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
January 1, 1939 – November 7, 1945
PresidentManuel L. Quezon (1938-1944)
Sergio Osmeña (1944-1945)
Preceded byPaulino Santos
Succeeded byRafael Jalandoni
Vice Chief of Staff, Philippine Army
In office
1936–1938
Preceded byPaulino Santos
Succeeded byVicente Lim
Deputy Chief of Staff, Philippine Army
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byPaulino Santos
Succeeded byRafael L. Garcia
Chief of Philippine Constabulary
In office
1934–1935
Preceded byBGen. Clarence H. Bowers
Succeeded byBGen. Guillermo B. Francisco
Personal details
Born
Basilio José Segundo Pica Valdés

(1892-06-10)June 10, 1892
San Miguel, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJanuary 26, 1970(1970-01-26) (aged 77)
Manila, Philippines
NicknameBasil
Military service
AllegianceFrench Third Republic France
(1916–1917)
United States United States
(1917–1919)
Commonwealth of the Philippines Philippines
(1922–1945)
Branch/servicePhilippine Constabulary
Philippine Army
Years of service1916–1945
RankGeneral Major General
CommandsArmed Forces of the Philippines
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Basilio José Segundo "Basil" Pica Valdés (July 10, 1892 – January 26, 1970) was a Filipino doctor, general and minister. Valdes was chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1939, and was in 1941 appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Manuel L. Quezon. After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines at the beginning of the Second World War, he was one of the members of Quezon's war cabinet in exile.
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