Eduardo Año

Eduardo Año (born October 26, 1961) is a Philippine Army General, and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He served as the 57th Commanding General of the army from July 16, 2015 to December 7, 2016. He was the chief of Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) from 2012-2014 prior to his appointment as being commander of 10th Infantry Division of Philippine Army. During his leadership in the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), he scores major arrests of CPP  chairman Benito Tiamson, he also led the hunt on Jovito Palparan on kidnapping and serious illegal detention, Ferdinand Marcelino for apprehending the Alabang Boys drug trafficking group and exposed their attempted bribery of P3M. Also for the death of Commander Leonardo Pitao, Also Known as Kumander Parago of the NPA, when he was the commander of the 10th Infantry Division and some dissapearances of some New People's Army Members. Due to his successful operations, and bested some Generals in his class (3rd AFP Chief of Staff after his classmates Hernando Iriberri, and Ricardo Visaya in PMA Matikas Class of 1983, and even Current AFP Chief of Staff Rey Leonardo Guerrero), Then, He is also a close friend to Then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and earned the nickname "Rebel Hunter".

On May 10, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that Año was appointed Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. Año is set to assume the post following his retirement from the army in October.

Awards

 * PHL Legion of Honor - Legionnaire BAR.png Philippine Legion of Honor- Degree of Grand Commander
 * 4 PHL Distinguished Service Star BAR.png Distinguished Service Star
 * PHL Gold Cross.png Gold Cross (Philippines)
 * Silver Cross Medal
 * 24 PHL Bronze Cross.gif Bronze Cross Medal for intelligence operations
 * 36 PHL Military Merit Medal.gif Military Merit Medal (Philippines)
 * 10 PHL Military Commendation.gif  Military Commendation Medal
 * PHL Silver Wing Medal ribbon bar.png Silver Wing Medal
 * PMA Cavalier Award
 * PHL Gawad Sa Kaunlaran.gif Gawad sa Kaunlaran
 * PHL Sagisag Ulirang Kawal.gif Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal

Personal Life
He is Married to Jean Joselyn Dioso-Año.