Vice-Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines | |
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Department of National Defense | |
Type | Military Leadership |
Status | Active |
Abbreviation | VCSAFP |
Member of | AFP Board of Generals |
Reports to | Secretary of National Defense (SND) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) |
Residence | Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines |
Seat | Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines |
Nominator | AFP Board of Generals |
Appointer | President of the Republic of the Philippines with Commission of Appointment approval |
Term length | Mandatory Retirement Age at 57 |
Precursor | Vice-Chief of Staff of the Philippine Commonwealth Army |
Formation | September 28, 1899 |
First holder | Major General Ambrosio Flores |
Succession | The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Army |
Unofficial names | Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs |
Deputy | The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Vice-Chief of Staff sometimes appointed to lower post with the same rank. |
The Vice-Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (VCSAFP) is the second highest military officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. As principal assistant of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, he or she assists in administrative matters and in their operational duties, as well as in policy conceptualization and implementation matters in the AFP, while Chief of Staff focus on military operations and the country's security. The Vice-Chief of Staff also assists the AFP Chief of Staff in their absence and presides the meeting on the AFP Chief of Staff's behalf. The Vice-Chief of Staff holds a rank of 3-star officer as Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral (O-9) and is appointed by the President of the Philippines who is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
The 48th and incumbent Vice-Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Arthur Cordura, who assumed the post on November 22, 2022.
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