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Cardozo M. Luna

Cardozo "Ding" M. Luna
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Lieutenant General Cardozo M. Luna
Undersecretary of National Defense
Assumed office
July 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by Honorio Azcueta
Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands
In office
August 2009 – September 2010
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by Romeo Arguelles
Succeeded by Lourdes Morales
35th Vice Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of The Philippines
In office
May 2008 – May 2009
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by Lt. Gen. Antonio Romero
Succeeded by Lt. Gen. Rodrigo Maclang
Commander of AFP Eastern Mindanao Command
In office
August 2007 – May 2008
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Obaniana
Succeeded by Maj. Gen. Armando Cunanan
Commander of AFP Central Command
In office
August 2006 – August 2007
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by Lt. Gen. Samuel Bagasin
Succeeded by Maj. Gen. Victor Ibrado
Commander of 4th Infantry Division, PA
In office
November 2005 – August 2006
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by Lt. Gen. Samuel Bagasin
Succeeded by Brig. Gen. Jose Barbieto
Personal details
Born Cardozo Manalo Luna
(1953-09-07) September 7, 1953 (age 63)
San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Spouse(s) Joyce S. Luna
Alma mater Philippine Military Academy
University of the Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Profession Retired Military Officer
Former Diplomat
Former Chief Executive
Government Official
Religion Roman Catholic
Awards PHL Distinguished Service Star BAR.png Distinguished Service Star
PHL Legion of Honor - Commander BAR.png Philippine Legion of Honor, Commander
PHL Outstanding Achievement Medal.PNG Outstanding Achievement Medal
PHL Bronze Cross.gif Bronze Cross Medal
PHL Military Merit Medal.gif Military Merit Medal
PHL Military Commendation.gif Military Commendation Medal
PHL Military Civic Action Medal.gif Military Civic Action Medal
PHL Sagisag Ulirang Kawal.gif Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal
Chief of Staff Award
CG, PA Award (Order of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo)
Mindanao Anti-Dissident Campaign Medal and Ribbon
Luzon Anti-Dissident Campaign Medal and Ribbon
Mindanao-Sulu Campaign Medal and Ribbon
Military service
Allegiance Philippines Republic of the Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Constabulary
Philippine Army
Years of service 1975-2009
Rank Lieutenant General Lieutenant General
Commands Vice Chief of Staff, AFP
AFP Eastern Mindanao Command
AFP Central Command
4th Infantry (Diamond) Division
Philippine Army Training and Doctrine Command
Commandant of Cadets, PMA
Tactics Groups, PMA
602nd Infantry Brigade, 6ID, PA
Defense Intelligence and Security Group, DND
Assistant Chief of Staff, Civil Military Operations (G7),PA

Lieutenant General Cardozo M. Luna (born September 7, 1953) is a retired three-star general and the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Cardozo Luna also served as the commander of two unified commands, Eastern Mindanao Command and Central Command. He served as the Philippine Ambassador to The Hague, Netherlands from 2009 until 2010 He is the current Undersecretary of Department of National Defense.

Cardozo was born to lawyer and retired colonel (Philippine Constabulary) Raymundo V. Luna and his wife, Teofista M. Luna. He was born in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines and raised in Santo Tomas, Batangas where he graduated consistently on top of his elementary and high school classes. Owing to Colonel Luna’s profession as a lawyer, his son Cardozo is named after Benjamin N. Cardozo, the renowned Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who significantly contributed to the development of American Civil Law in the 20th century. He descended from the Luna clans of Badoc, Ilocos Norte where the ancestry of Antonio Luna and Juan Luna, members of the 1896 Philippine Revolution also came from.

He is married to Mrs. Joyce Marcelina Espinosa Siongco Luna. She is the daughter of Brig. General Gonzalo H. Siongco, the first Commanding General of the 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division. Cardozo and Joyce have two sons and three daughters.


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