Cardozo M. Luna
Cardozo "Ding" M. Luna |
Lieutenant General Cardozo M. Luna
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Undersecretary of National Defense |
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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
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Nationality |
Filipino |
Spouse(s) |
Joyce S. Luna |
Alma mater |
Philippine Military Academy University of the Philippines University of Pennsylvania
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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
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Service/branch |
Philippine Constabulary Philippine Army
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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
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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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