Vicente Piccio Jr.
Vicente Mondéjar Piccio | |
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Mayor of Belison | |
In office 2007 – January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Piccio |
Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force | |
In office April 5, 1982 – February 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vicente Piccio y Mondéjar March 1, 1927 Iloílo, Iloílo, Philippine Islands |
Died | April 28, 2015 Belison | (aged 88)
Resting place | Libingan ng mga Bayani |
Citizenship | Philippine |
Spouse | Nena Hernández Piccio |
Children | Vincent Bernard Elizabeth Mary Philip Gregory Bernard Robert Ephrem Christopher Paul Anthony |
Profession | Soldier |
Military service | |
Rank | Major general |
Vicente Mondéjar Piccio (March 1, 1927–April 28, 2015) was a Philippine Air Force major general.
Career
Piccio entered the Philippine Air Force Flying School in 1949 and graduated in 1951.[1] Commissioned as second lieutenant in the reserve force, he was assigned as flight commander and instructor at Fernando Air Base in Lipa.[1] A year later, he transferred to Basa Air Base in Floridablanca where he transitioned in the P-51 Mustang.[1] In 1954, he completed the Squadron Officers Course at the Air Force Officer School[permanent dead link].[1] He was promoted to first lieutenant on December 2, 1954, and integrated into the regular force on 29 December 1955.[1] He was promoted to captain on 7 April 1956.[1] He was appointed Division Commander of the 3rd Air Division in 1978 and promoted to brigadier general on 11 July 1979.[1] On 16 July 1980, he was designated as the commanding officer of the Aviation Security Command and in 1981 became the vice-commander of the Philippine Air Force in concurrent capacity.[1] In the same year, he was appointed president of Military Commission Number 5.[1] After a year, on April 5, 1982, he became commanding general of the Philippine Air Force.[1][2] On May 2 of the same year he was promoted to major general.[1]
Piccio was responsible for issuing in 1985 a directive banning taxpayer-subsidized Philippine Air Force personnel from traveling or gaining employment abroad “without presidential clearance or authority”.[3]
People Power Revolution
Piccio was noted as having been the commander of the Philippine Air Force during the 1986 People Power Revolution.[4] During the revolution, he lost effective control over the air force after the defection of a number of elite helicopter pilots, led by Col. Antonio Sotelo, from the 15th Strike Wing.[5][6] These pilots, in turn, provided air cover for the rebel forces under Defense Minister Juan Ponce-Enrile and Philippine Constabulary Chief Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos
The loss of the elite air-force pilots, analysts and historians say,[7][8] was key to the eventual success of the four-day civilian-backed nonviolent revolution that toppled the Marcos administration. For his loyalty to the formal chain of command under Chief of Staff Fabián Ver, Piccio was branded as a "stooge".[8]
Personal life
Piccio was born in Iloilo City to a family from the Karay-a town of Dueñas.[9] He grew up in Maasin,[10] another Karay-a town.[9] He later married Nena Hernández of Belison, Antique and with her had seven children: Vincent Bernard, Elizabeth Mary, Philip Gregory “Dobol P”, Bernard, Robert Ephrem, Christopher and Paul Anthony. He had 7 grandchildren including: Alexandra Piccio, Christopher "C. J." Piccio, Roberto Piccio, Paula Piccio, Ariana Castrence, and Julian “Ian” Castrence.[1] He died on April 28, 2015, in Belison.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Biography of the "Systems General" Vicente M. Piccio[permanent dead link], from the Philippine Air Force website
- ^ "Questions over Marcos and military changes spark coup rumors". March 5, 1985 – via The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ B. Zamora, Fe (October 23, 2005). "Moonlighting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2006.
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- ^ "15th SW Commanders". Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Crisóstomo, Isabelo. 1987. Cory: Profile of a President. Branden Publishing Company: Boston.
- ^ Tordesillas, Ellen (2006-02-02). "20 Filipinos 20 Years after People Power: Fidel V. Ramos". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.
- ^ a b Pelayo, Nonnie (2022-02-24). "Reporter's Notes on the EDSA Revolt". Philippine Star.
- ^ a b C. de los Santos, Alex (2007). "Ugsad kg Kinaray·a". Hiraya Media Arts.
- ^ "A Hero's Burial for Gen. Vicente Piccio, Jr". Philippine News Agency. 2015-05-27.
- ^ "NECROLOGICAL SERVICE PARA KAY DATING MAJOR GENERAL VICENTE M. PICCIO JR. ISASAGAWA SA SABADO". dobolp.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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