Cardozo M. Luna

Cardozo "Ding" M. Luna
Lieutenant General Cardozo M. Luna
Undersecretary of National Defense
Incumbent
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	Distinguished Service Star Philippine Legion of Honor, Commander Outstanding Achievement Medal Bronze Cross Medal Military Merit Medal Military Commendation Medal Military Civic Action Medal 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	Republic of the Philippines
Service/branch	Philippine Constabulary Philippine Army
Years of service	1975-2009
Rank	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.