Natalio C. Ecarma III
| Natalio Cabili Ecarma III | |
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| Undersecretary of National Defense for Defense Operations, Department of National Defense (Philippines) | |
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In office August 2013 – June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Honorio Azcueta |
| 17th Head of Mission and Force Commander, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force | |
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In office March 10, 2010 – August 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Wolfgang Jilke (Austria) |
| Succeeded by | Iqbal Singha (India) |
| Deputy Commandant, Philippine Marine Corps | |
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In office August 16, 2008 – January 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Natalio Cabili Ecarma III June 3, 1955 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly R. Antonio, MD |
| Children | Nathan Charles Ecarma, Nathan Christopher Ecarma |
| Residence | Manila, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy |
| Profession |
Government Official Retired Military Officer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Service Star Bronze Cross Medal Military Merit Medal Military Commendation Medal Military Civic Action Medal
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| Website | http://www.dnd.gov.ph |
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| Allegiance |
 Republic of the Philippines
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| Service/branch | Philippine Navy (Marine Corps) |
| Years of service | 1981 - 2012 |
| Rank |  Major General |
Government Official
Natalio Cabili Ecarma III (born June 3, 1955) is a Filipino General who recently served as Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines. He is known for being the first Filipino appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, to serve as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights, giving him the distinction of being the first Filipino to head a United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, with the rank of UN Assistant Secretary General.
Ecarma was born on June 3, 1955 to then Lieutenant Rodolfo A. Ecarma and Evelyn Cabili at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital in Manila and is the eldest of five children. He belongs to a distinguished line of military leaders and public servants. His maternal grandfather is the late Senator Tomas Cabili of Iligan who served as Secretary of National Defense under President Sergio Osmeña. A hero of the guerrilla resistance movement during the Japanese occupation in World War II, Senator Cabili would die along with President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash on March 17, 1957 on Mt. Manunggal, Cebu. His paternal grandfather, Col. Natalio Ecarma Sr., belongs to Class ’23 of the Philippine Constabulary (now Philippine National Police) Academy while his father, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Ecarma, belongs to Class '54 of the Philippine Military Academy and retired as Chief of Air Staff of the Philippine Air Force. An uncle, Lt. Natalio Ecarma Jr., was a fighter pilot who flew Mustangs (P-51) in the 1950s.
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