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 | |
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National Security Adviser | |
Assumed office January 14, 2023 | |
President | Bongbong Marcos |
Preceded by | Clarita 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) | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Usec. Catalino Cuy (OIC) |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Abalos Jr. |
Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government | |
In office October 26, 2017 – January 4, 2018 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
48th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines | |
In office December 7, 2016 – October 26, 2017 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Gen. Ricardo Visaya |
Succeeded by | Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero |
Commanding General of the Philippine Army | |
In office July 14, 2015 – December 7, 2016 | |
President | Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Lt Gen. Hernando Iriberri |
Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda |
Vice Chairman of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 | |
In office March 16, 2020 – June 30, 2022 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Co-Vice Chairman of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict | |
Assumed office January 14, 2023 Serving with Sara Duterte | |
President | Bongbong Marcos |
Preceded by | Clarita Carlos |
Personal details | |
Born | Eduardo Manahan Año October 26, 1961 San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines |
Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy(BS) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Philippines |
Branch/service | Philippine Army |
Years of service | 1983–2017 |
Rank | General |
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