54th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office 3 August 2020 – 4 February 2021
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Gen. Felimon Santos Jr.
Succeeded by
Gen. Cirilito E. Sobejana
Chief of the Philippine Army
In office 6 December 2019 – 3 August 2020
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Lt.Gen. Macairog Alberto
Succeeded by
Lt.Gen. Cirilito Sobejana
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Italia Gapay
(1965-02-04) February 4, 1965 (age 59) La Paz, Tarlac, Philippines
Alma mater
Philippine Military Academy[1] Philippine Christian University, (MiM)
Awards
Distinguished Service Stars Legionnaire, Philippine Legion of Honor Gold Cross Medals Military Merit Medals
Nickname
Heneral Gilbert
Military service
Allegiance
Philippines
Branch/service
Philippine Army
Years of service
1986-2021
Rank
General
Unit
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chief of the Philippine Army AFP Southern Luzon Command Armor Division Joint Task Force Haribon[2] 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, LAD 52nd Mechanized Infantry Company, PALAR 23rd Light Armor Company, PALAR
Battles/wars
Communist rebellion in the Philippines Moro conflict Battle of Camp Abubakar
Gilbert Italia Gapay (born February 4, 1965) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the 54th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment, he served as the 61st Chief of the Army and the commander of the Armor "Pambato" Division.[3][4][5]
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^"New Army chief Gapay officially takes command of 'growing' force". Rappler.
Gilbert Italia Gapay (born February 4, 1965) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the 54th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Process (OPAPP); Chief Implementer, National Task Force Against COVID-19 Gilbert I. Gapay, 1986, PA - 55th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Ronald dela Rosa, 1986...
graduate in 1986. The class valedictorian (ranking first in the class) was GilbertGapay, the class baron (immediate assistant of the commandant) and ranking...
President Rodrigo Duterte. He took over from then Lieutenant General GilbertGapay, as the later was promoted to Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of...
January 4, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2022. Sadongdong, Martin (August 3, 2020). "Gapay takes oath as 54th AFP chief of staff today". Manila Bulletin. Archived...
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January 3, 2020. Sadongdong, Martin (July 29, 2020). "Army chief Lt. Gen. GilbertGapay is next AFP Chief of Staff". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original...
Jr. (2018–2019) Noel Clement (2019–2020) Felimon Santos Jr. (2020) GilbertGapay (2020–2021) Cirilito Sobejana (2021) Jose Faustino Jr. (2021) Andres...