Eduardo Año

Eduardo Manahan Año (Tagalog: [ɛdwɐɾdo ˈaɲo]; born October 26, 1961) is a Filipino public official and retired general of the Philippine Army who currently serves as the National Security Adviser under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos since 2023. He previously served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2018 to 2022, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 2016 to 2017, and the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from 2015 to 2016. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Año, along with the rest of the Philippine government's Cabinet Secretaries, became part of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a task force formed to advise the President on the strategies which would effectively manage the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

The Honorable , General
Eduardo M. Año
AFP, CCLH, PGAT
National Security Adviser
Assumed office
January 14, 2023
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byClarita Carlos
27th Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
In office
November 6, 2018  June 30, 2022
January 5, 2018 – November 6, 2018 (Officer in Charge)
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byUsec. Catalino Cuy (OIC)
Succeeded byBenjamin Abalos Jr.
Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
In office
October 26, 2017  January 4, 2018
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
48th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office
December 7, 2016  October 26, 2017
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byGen. Ricardo Visaya
Succeeded byGen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
In office
July 14, 2015  December 7, 2016
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded byLt Gen. Hernando Iriberri
Succeeded byLt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda
Vice Chairman of the National Task Force Against COVID-19
In office
March 16, 2020  June 30, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVacant
Co-Vice Chairman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
Assumed office
January 14, 2023
Serving with Sara Duterte
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byClarita Carlos
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Manahan Año

(1961-10-26) October 26, 1961
San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy(BS)
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Army
Years of service1983–2017
Rank General
Unit
Battles/wars
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