General Alfredo M. Santos
General Alfredo Manapat Santos (1905-1990) started his career after graduating Corps Commander and Honor Graduate from the U.P. ROTC, in 1929. Santos then entered the service as a first lieutenant in 1936, and later made his mark against the Japanese invaders in the Mauban-Atimonan defense, and led his first Regular Division troops in wiping out the enemy in the “Battle of the Pockets”, in 1942. After the war, Santos rose through various commands up to Commanding general of the Philippine Army, and eventually to be the first UP Vanguard to reach the position of Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines.
By then, he became the first Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Carrying on as a career military officer after war, he rose through various commands up to Commanding general of the Philippine Army, and eventually to be the first UP Vanguard to reach the position of Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines. By then, he became the first Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
