Jose Faustino Jr.

Retired General
Jose Faustino
PA
Senior Undersecretary of the
Department of National Defense
In office
June 30, 2022[a] – January 9, 2023
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byCardozo Luna
Succeeded byCarlito Galvez Jr.
Secretary of National Defense
Officer-in-Charge
In office
June 30, 2022 – January 9, 2023
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byDelfin Lorenzana
Succeeded byCarlito Galvez Jr.
Chairman of the National Task Force Against COVID-19
In office
June 30, 2022 – January 9, 2023
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byDelfin Lorenzana
Succeeded byCarlito Galvez Jr.
56th Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
July 31, 2021 – November 12, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byCirilito Sobejana
Succeeded byAndres Centino
Acting Commanding General
of the Philippine Army
In office
February 16, 2021 – May 14, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byCirilito Sobejana
Succeeded byAndres Centino
Personal details
Born (1965-11-12) November 12, 1965 (age 58)
Itogon, Benguet, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy(B.S.)
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/service Philippine Army
Years of service1988–2021
RankGeneral General
CommandsChief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Joint Task Force Mindanao
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
Eastern Mindanao Command
10th Infantry Division
501st Infantry Brigade
35th Infantry Battalion

Jose Calingasan Faustino Jr. (born November 12, 1965) is a retired Philippine Army general who previously served as Senior Undersecretary and officer-in-charge of the Department of National Defense.

He previously served as the 56th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from July to November 2021 and was controversially designated the Acting Commanding General of the Philippine Army from February to May 2021 during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.[2]

  1. ^ "Enrile, Guevarra, Faustino picked to serve under Marcos admin". GMA News Online. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eastern Mindanao commander Jose Faustino is next Army chief". Rappler. Retrieved February 13, 2021.


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