Cirilito Sobejana | |
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 55th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines | |
| Birth name | Cirilito Elola Sobejana |
| Born | July 31, 1965 Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippines |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Branch |  Philippine Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2021 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Commanding General of the Philippine Army Western Mindanao Command 6th Infantry Division Joint Task Force Sulu 601st Infantry Brigade 3rd Scout Ranger Battalion, FSSR 1st Scout Ranger Company, FSRR |
| Awards |  Medal of Valor  Philippine Legion of Honor |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy (BS) |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Iturriaga |
| Children | 5 |
Cirilito Elola Sobejana (born July 31, 1965) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the 55th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte. He is also known for having been awarded the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor in 1995 for his valiant actions in Basilan against the extremist guerrilla group Abu Sayyaf.[1][2]
Sobejana was also appointed the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from August 2020 to February 2021. Prior to that, he served as commander of the Western Mindanao Command from June 2019 to August 2020, of the 6th Infantry Division in 2018, and of the Joint Task Force Sulu in 2017.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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- ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (20 December 2017). "FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges". Rappler. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Sobejana to assume as WESMINCOM chief June 28: AFP". Philippine News Agency.
- ^ Wakefield, Francis (27 May 2018). "Sobejana named as new commander of Army's 6th Infantry Division". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (8 March 2017). "5 operations vs Abu Sayyaf that won medals for soldiers". Rappler. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Philippine News Agency (6 March 2017). "Medal of Valor awardee Army Colonel vows to finish Abu Sayyaf". Update.ph. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Reyes, Victor (14 February 2017). "Valor awardee heads fight vs Abu Sayyaf in Sulu". Malaya. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ UNDOF (14 January 2013). "The new Chief of Staff UNDOF". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Sobejana is next Army chief". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Mangosing, Frances (2020-07-29). "Philippine Army to have new chief in Wesmincom commander Sobejana". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-07-31.