Bartolome Vicente Bacarro is a Filipino military general and politician. He was formerly the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines succeeding Major General Andres Centino.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente Orpilla Bacarro
Birth Date –> September 18, 1966 (Age 65)
Hometown –> Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines
Family
Wife –> Soledad Bonsato Bacarro of Baguio City
Children –> 3 (Arnold Wilfred Bacarro, Tracie Kathlynne Bacarro, and Piolo Jeremy Bacarro)
Education
College –> Philippine Military Academy (PMA, Maringal’ Class of 1988)
Degree –> Military Science
Post Graduate –> Command and General Staff Course at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Political Career / Work Experiences
July, 2022- January 6, 2023 – 58th Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
* Former Commander, AFP-Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM)
* Former Spokesperson and Public Affairs Chief, Philippine Army and the AFP.
* Former Commandant, PMA’s Cadet Corps
* Former Member, United Nations contingent to Iraq
* Former Commander, 6th CAFGU Company based in Isabela Province
See also: Top Government Officials under Ferdinand Marcos Jr.