Emmanuel T. Bautista

Emmanuel T. Bautista PLH
General Emmanuel T. Bautista AFP
Born	(1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 58) Quezon City, Philippines
Allegiance	Philippines
Service/branch	Philippine Army
Years of service	1981 - 2014
Rank	General
Unit	Chief of Staff, AFP Commanding General, PA 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
Awards	Distinguished Service Star Gold Cross Medal OAM Bronze Cross Medal Military Merit Medal Legion of Honor

Emmanuel Trinidad Bautista (born 20 July 1958) is a Filipino General who served as the 44th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He is currently the Executive Director of the Cabinet Cluster on security, justice, and peace at the Office of the President, Malacañang. He was appointed to that position on 1 September 2014 shortly after retirement from the military service as Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines. Concurrently, he heads the National Task Force on the Whole of Nation Initiative and is also the executive Director of the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea.

Bautista was born in Quezon City on 20 July 1958. Following the footsteps of his father, the late BGen Teodulfo Bautista, he entered the Philippine Military Academy in 1976. He graduated 7th out of the 161 cadets belonging to the PMA Class of 1981, and was the recipient of the JUSMAG Saber award; the Commanding General, Philippine Army award; and the Distinguished Cadet Award.

Upon his graduation from the PMA, he attended further military training which include the Scout Ranger, Infantry Officer Advance, and Command and General Staff courses. He also went to various military trainings abroad, namely Grade II Staff & Tactics Course in New Zealand, Joint & Combined Warfighting at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University in the United States of America, Security Sector Reform at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii USA, Symposium on East Asia Security by the US State Department and United States Pacific Command, and Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.