Renato de Villa
| Renato de Villa | |
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| Secretary of National Defense | |
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In office July 20, 1991 – September 15, 1997 |
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| President |
Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos |
| Preceded by | Fidel Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Fortunato Abat |
| Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines | |
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In office 1988–1991 |
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| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Fidel Ramos |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Biazon |
| Executive Secretary | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – 2002 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 20, 1935 San Juan, Batangas, Philippine Islands |
| Political party | Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Barrica |
Renato "Rene" de Villa (born July 20, 1935) is a political figure in the Philippines and founder of the rightist political party Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa.
Renato de Villa was born on July 20, 1935 in San Juan, Batangas. He completed his elementary education at San Juan Elementary School, and completed high school at Batangas Eastern Academy, also in San Juan. He studied engineering for one year at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila before taking and passing the entrance exam for the Philippine Military Academy.
De Villa has a master's degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management.
De Villa served as Chief of Philippine Constabulary and Director-General of the Integrated National Police in 1986 and was concurrent Vice-Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1987. In 1988, he was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces by President Corazon Aquino. In 1989, he was one who defended President Corazon Aquino against coup plots in Manila by Gregorio Honasan's Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and the siege of an army camp by Rizal Alih in Zamboanga City.
In 1991, Fidel Ramos resigned as Defense secretary to run for president. Aquino appointed de Villa as his replacement. When Ramos won as President in 1992, he reappointed de Villa to the post.
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