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Name: Honasan, Gregorio B.

Nickname: Gringo

Age: 52

Party: Independent

Present Occupation: Legislator/Senator

Educational Background:

Post Graduate: Master in Business Management (1979-1981, Thesis with Distinction); Asian Institute of Management, Makati City

College: Bachelor of Science, Class Baron, Leadership Award, Philippine Military Academy, Baguio City, March 28, 1971

High School: Class of 1965 - Among Most Outstanding Graduates, Accepted into the accelerated Pre-College Program, Don Bosco School

Elementary: San Beda College; Dominican School, Taipei, Taiwan; Accelerated from grade 4 to grade 6.

Military Record:

1971-1972: Assigned to 1st Home Defense Force Group (Airborne), Philippine Army; Combat duty in Northern and Central Luzon

1972-1974: Assigned to 1st Composite Infantry Battalion; AFP; Combat duty in Mindanao and wounded in action at the battles of Lebak, Mindanao, Jolo, Sulu

1974-1979: Assigned to the Department of National Defense as Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of National Defense

1981-1986: Chief of Security of the Ministry of National Defense

1986-1987: Commandant of Special Operations School, Philippine Army Training Command in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija

Military Awards:

  • The 3 Distinguished Conduct Stars - For Counter Insurgency operations, operations against economic saboteurs and drug traffickers.
  • The 3 Gold Cross Medals for gallantry in action in the Battles of Lebak, Jolo, Zamboanga (1973-1974)
  • Military Merit Medals, Military Commendation Medals, Anti-insurgency Medals,Anti-Secessionist Medals, Wounded Personnel Medals for wounds sustained in actual combat.

Professional Record:

  • 1983-1986: President, Beatriz Company, Jacinto Group of Companies
  • 1983-1986: Board Member, Northern Mindanao Development Bank
  • Professional Achievement Award:
  • Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for Military Service (1985)
  • Distinguished Conduct Star for the EDSA Revolution (1986) given by the President Corazon Aquino
  • Presidential Government Medal given by a major shipment of heroin worth US \\$6.7 Million destined for the Unted States
  • Initiated the campaign against economic saboteurs: busted a major dollar-salting syndicate.
  • Spot promotion to Full Colonel in 1984 for 3 successful operations against insurgents, Economic Saboteurs and Drug Traffickers.---The youngest Full Colonel in AFP history at that time.
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