Emmanuel Bautista

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Emmanuel Bautista PLH
Birth name	Emmanuel T. Bautista
Born	(1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 66) Quezon City, Philippines
Allegiance	Philippines
Service/branch	Philippine Army
Years of service	1981-2014
Rank	General
Unit	Chief of Staff, AFP Commanding General, PA 3rd ID, PA Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Organization & Training, J3 AFP Internal Auditor 702IBDE, 7ID, PA Senior Military Assistant, DND Chief of Staff, SOCOM, PA 24IB, 7ID, PA
Battles/wars	Islamic insurgency in the Philippines Zamboanga City crisis
Awards	Distinguished Service Star Gold Cross Medal OAM Bronze Cross Medal Military Merit Medal Legion of Honor

Emmanuel Trinidad Bautista (born July 20, 1958) is a Filipino general who served as the 44th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as he succeeded Gen. Jessie Dellosa as AFP Chief.^[1] He served as the Executive Director of the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice, and Peace at the Office of the President, Malacañang.^[2] His appointment as Undersecretary at the Office of the President was from 1 September 2014 to 22 June 2020 shortly after retirement from the military service as Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines. Concurrently, he headed the National Task Force on the Whole of Nation Initiative and was also the executive Director of the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea. He was succeeded by Gregorio Pio Catapang as AFP chief.