Ronald Villanueva named new AFP intelligence chief

Brigadier General Ronald Villanueva assumed his new position as the commander of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) on Monday.

A member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1985, he was the commander of the Sarangani-based 1002nd Brigade prior to his new designation.

“He has an extensive experience both in intelligence and infantry operations. He has logged an aggregate total of 10 years of intelligence work rising through the echelons from the smallest Intelligence unit up to Counter Intelligence Division Chief of Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2,” said AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo at a press briefing.

Villanueva has committed to work to attain good intelligence information to stakeholders and decision-makers.

Arevalo said that Villanueva would continue to help in the war against drugs, and it would be an “integral part of the information, good information, and good intelligence and assessment that he would be providing our leadership and the Department of National Defense and the AFP.”

Villanueva replaced Major General Arnold Quiapo, who bowed out of service. JE/rga