Hernando Iriberri

{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri

|birth_name=Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri

|nickname= "Super man"

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1960|4|22}}{{cite news|last1=Fonbuena|first1=Carmela|title=Gazmin's former aide is new Army chief|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/49868-iriberri-army-chief|access-date=16 February 2015|work=Rappler}}

|birth_place= Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines

|death_place=

|placeofburial=

|placeofburial_label=

|children =

|alma_mater = Philippine Military Academy
Father Saturnino Urios University

|image= GEN Hernando Iriberri, AFP.jpg

| office = 46th Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

| president = Benigno Aquino III

| term_start = July 10, 2015

| term_end = April 22, 2016

| predecessor = Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang

| successor = Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda (acting)

| office2 = Commanding General of the Philippine Army

| term_start2 = February 7, 2014

| term_end2 = July 10, 2015

| office3 = Spokesperson of the Department of National Defense

| term_start3 = July 27, 2011

| term_end3 = October 5, 2011

| appointer3 = Voltaire Gazmin

| predecessor3 = Eduardo Batac

| successor3 = Zosimo Paredes

|allegiance= {{flagicon|PHI}} Republic of the Philippines

|branch= Philippine Army

|serviceyears= 1983 - 2016

|rank= Image:PHIL ARMY GEN WOODLAND.svg General

|unit= Chief of Staff, AFP
Commanding General, PA
7 PA
503rd Brigade

|battles= Communist rebellion in the Philippines
Islamic insurgency in the Philippines

|awards= Distinguished Service Star
Gold Cross Medal
Military Merit Medal

}}

Hernando Delfin Carmelo Arreza Iriberri (born April 22, 1960) is a retired Filipino soldier, and was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from July 2015 to April 2016.{{cite news|last1=Fonbuena|first1=Carmela|title=Iriberri is new AFP chief|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/98882-iriberri-new-afp-chief|access-date=10 July 2015|work=Rappler|date=10 July 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Dioquino|first1=Rose-An Jessica|last2=Legazpi|first2=Amita|title=Army commander Iriberri is new AFP chief|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/519662/news/nation/army-commander-iriberri-is-new-afp-chief|access-date=10 July 2015|work=GMA News|date=10 July 2015}} He had previously been the 56th Commanding General of the Philippine Army since February 7, 2014.

Biography

Iriberri was commissioned in the AFP Regular Force in March 1983 after his graduation from the Philippine Military Academy. Aside from mainly serving as an infantryman, he was also involved in other fields of the Army such as intelligence, public relations and staff functions. Iriberri was involved in international peace support operations.{{cite news|title=Profile: Major General Hernando Iriberri, Commanding General of the Philippine Army |url=http://www.gov.ph/2014/02/07/profile-major-general-hernando-iriberri-commanding-general-of-the-philippine-army/ |access-date=16 February 2015 |newspaper=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |date=7 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209175108/http://www.gov.ph/2014/02/07/profile-major-general-hernando-iriberri-commanding-general-of-the-philippine-army/ |archive-date=9 February 2015 }}

He had served as spokesman of the Department of National Defense in 2011 during the term of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin as Commanding General,{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/27/11/iriberri-new-dnd-spokesman|title=Iriberri is new DND spokesman|date=July 27, 2011|accessdate=December 22, 2023|publisher=ABS-CBN News}} and Senior Military Assistant at the same department before becoming Commander of the Army's 503rd Brigade in Abra and later Chief of the 7th Infantry Division.

=Philippine Army=

Iriberri, who was a Major General at that time, was named Commanding General of the Philippine Army, replacing Lt. Gen. Noel A. Coballes on February 7, 2014 when the latter had reached the mandatory retirement age of 56.{{cite news|last1=Kabiling |first1=Genalyn |title=Aquino names ‘Superman’ general as new Army chief |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/aquino-names-superman-general-as-new-army-chief/ |access-date=16 February 2015 |work=Manila Bulletin|date=8 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216051724/http://www.mb.com.ph/aquino-names-superman-general-as-new-army-chief/ |archive-date=16 February 2015 }} Iriberri was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on March 31, 2014.{{cite news|last1=Lozada|first1=Bong|title=Army’s ‘Superman’ clinches third star|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/590570/armys-superman-clinches-third-star|access-date=16 February 2015|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=31 March 2014}}

=Chief of Staff=

On July 10, 2015, Iriberri was appointed as the 46th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at a ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

Iriberri's retirement officially took effect on April 22, 2016.{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/771027/pma-cadets-hold-parade-for-retiring-afp-chief-iriberri|title=PMA cadets hold parade for retiring AFP chief Iriberri|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|last=Cabreza|first=Vincent|date=March 5, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2016}}