Glorioso Miranda

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Lt. Gen. Glorioso V. Miranda

| honorific_suffix = AFP (Ret.)

| image = File:Glorioso Miranda portrait.jpg

| office = Commanding General of the Philippine Army

| president = Rodrigo Duterte

| term_start = December 7, 2016

| term_end = October 5, 2017

| predecessor = Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año

| successor = Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista

| office2 = 46th Vice Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

| president2 = Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte

| term_start2 = March 8, 2016

| term_end2 = January 12, 2017

| predecessor2 = Lt. Gen. Romeo Tanalgo

| successor2 = Lt. Gen. Salvador Melchor Mison, Jr., PAF

| office3 = Acting Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

| president3 = Benigno Aquino III

| term_start3 = April 22, 2016

| term_end3 = June 30, 2016

| predecessor3 = Gen. Hernando Iriberri

| successor3 = Gen. Ricardo Visaya, PA

| office4 = 26th Commander of the AFP Northern Luzon Command

| term_start4 = August 13, 2015

| term_end4 = March 8, 2016

| office5 = Commander of the 7th Infantry Division, PA

| term_start5 = April 2, 2014

| term_end5 = August 13, 2015

| birth_name = Glorioso V Miranda

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|08}}{{cite web|title=Profile: Lieutenant General Glorioso Miranda, AFP acting Chief of Staff|url=http://www.gov.ph/2016/04/22/profile-lieutenant-general-glorioso-miranda/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817172407/http://www.gov.ph/2016/04/22/profile-lieutenant-general-glorioso-miranda/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 August 2016|date=22 April 2016|access-date=18 July 2016|publisher=Official Gazette of the Philippines}}{{cite web|title=Change of Command Ceremony at 7ID |url=http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2014/apr/020414_3.html |date=7 April 2014 |access-date=18 July 2016 |publisher=7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712105931/http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2014/apr/020414_3.html |archive-date=12 July 2014 }}

| birth_place = San Fernando, La Union, Philippines

| death_place =

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| placeofburial_label =

| spouse = Caroline Miranda

| children = Charmaine Anne
Christine Andrea
Glen Carlo
Guian Christopher

| alma_mater = Philippine Military Academy
National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA)

| allegiance = {{flag|Philippines}}

| branch = Philippine Army

| serviceyears = 1983–2017

| rank = {{nowrap|File:PHIL ARMY LTGEN WOODLAND.svg Lieutenant General}}

| unit = Commanding General of the Philippine Army
Acting Chief of Staff, AFP
AFP Vice Chief of Staff
Northern Luzon Command
7ID PA
GHQ & HSC, AFP
AFPCGSC
1002BDe, 10ID, PA
25IB, 10ID, PA

| battles = Communist rebellion in the Philippines
Moro conflict
Battle of Marawi

| awards = 36px Distinguished Conduct Star
36px Distinguished Service Star
35px Gold Cross Medal
35px Bronze Cross Medal
35px Military Merit Medal
35px Military Commendation Medal

| predecessor4 = Lt. Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr.

| successor4 = Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Salamat,PMC

}}

Glorioso Ventura Miranda (born October 8, 1961) is a retired Filipino soldier who is the former Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He served as acting Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from April 22 to June 30, 2016. Before becoming the 46th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces last March 8, 2016, he was the Commanding General of the AFP Northern Luzon Command from August 13, 2015. He was also the former commander of the 7th Infantry Division. He is part of the Matikas Class of the Philippine Military Academy of 1983.

Following his retirement, he was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as a member of the board of directors of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority.{{Cite web |last=Francisco |first=Katerina |date=2017-10-05 |title=Duterte appoints newly retired Army chief to BCDA Board |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/184414-duterte-appoints-retired-army-chief-bcda-board/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} He served until 2023 and was succeeded by Rolen Paulino.https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2023/05may/20230502a-Presidential-Appointees-FRM.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

Early life and education

Miranda was born in San Fernando, La Union on October 8, 1961. He entered Philippine Military Academy in 1979 and graduated in 1983. He finished Master in Business Administration at Isabela College on April 15, 1992. On January 26, 1996 he finished Project Management Executive Course at Asian Institute of Management in Makati. He obtained his master's degree in National Security Administration at National Defense College of the Philippines on August 31, 2007.

Military career

File:Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, AFP.jpg

Miranda became a division commander as he served as the commander of the 7th Infantry Division from April 2, 2014 to August 13, 2015, and was named as a unified command commander as he serves as the commander of the AFP Northern Luzon Command from August 13, 2015 to March 8, 2016. Miranda was named as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the AFP's second highest position from March 8, 2016 to January 12, 2017. On December 7, 2016, 9 months after being named the Vice Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Miranda served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army until October 5, 2017. As the Army's commanding general, he spearheaded the army's modernization programs and created new doctrines within the modern battlefield.{{cite news |title=Miranda is acting Army chief |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/154999-acting-army-chief-glorioso-miranda/ |work=RAPPLER |date=9 December 2016}}

Miranda spent his last weeks in office as the Army's commanding general, he coordinated and finalized the AFP's final offensive within Marawi City and formally retired from military service on October 5, 2017. Miranda was replaced by then-division commander of the 1st Infantry Division Major General Rolando Joselito Bautista.{{cite news |title=Duterte appoints Joint Task Force Marawi commander as new Army chief - UNTV News |url=https://www.untvweb.com/news/duterte-appoints-joint-task-force-marawi-commander-as-new-army-chief/ |work=UNTV News |date=5 October 2017 |language=en-us}}

Awards

Miranda's awards include:{{cite news|title=Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda is acting AFP chief|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/04/22/1575803/lt.-gen.-glorioso-miranda-acting-afp-chief|date=22 April 2016|access-date=18 July 2016|work=The Philippine Star}}

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