Dionisio Santiago

Dionisio R. Santiago is a Filipino retired Army General and a public servant who served in various military and civilian positions. He is a former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and was appointed chair of Dangerous Drugs Board in July 2017.^[3]

Dionisio R. Santiago
Chairman Dangerous Drugs Board
In office July 2017 – November 2017
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Benjamin P. Reyes[1][2]
Succeeded by	Catalino Cuy
Director Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
In office 2006–2011
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Executive Director, Dangerous Drugs Board
In office January 2005 – April 2006
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Director Bureau of Corrections
In office 2003–2004
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Succeeded by	Gaudencio Pangilinan
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
In office November 2002 – April 2003
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by	Benjamin Defensor
Succeeded by	Narciso Abaya
Commanding General of the Philippine Army
In office July 2001 – March 2002
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by	Jaime Delos Santos
Succeeded by	Gregorio Camiling
Commander of the AFP Central Command
In office July 2001 – March 2002
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by	Julius Javier
Succeeded by	Jacinto Ligot
Commander AFP Special Operations Command
In office August 1999 – July 2001
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Succeeded by	Delfin Lorenzana
Personal details
Citizenship	Filipino
Political party	People's Reform Party
Education	Masters in Public Administration BS Military Science
Alma mater	Seattle University (1983) University of the Philippines(1974) Philippine Military Academy(1970)
Occupation	Soldier
Profession	Public Servant Engineer Soldier
Awards	Order of Sikatuna (Degree of Commander) International Fellow Hall of Fame, US Army War College
Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Army
Years of service	1970 - 2003 (37 years)
Rank	General
Battles/wars	All-Out War (1998) Moro Rebellion (1970)

Political views

As a retired general, Santiago supported Rodrigo Duterte's candidacy for president in the 2016 election and Sara Duterte's candidacy for vice president in the 2022 election. By 2024, however, Santiago expressed regret in voting for vice president Duterte after she issued assassination threats against president Bongbong Marcos, his wife Liza and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in November.^[4]

See also

• Chief of the Army (Philippines)
• Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Philippine Army