Macairog Alberto


Macairog Sabiniano Alberto is a Filipino general and served as the former Commanding General of the Philippine Army. He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy "Sinagtala" Class of 1986.
Well-respected among peers and subordinates, his previous commands include the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, as well as the 2nd and 3rd Scout Ranger Battalions.
On March 2, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Alberto as the new Ambassador to Israel.

Education

Alberto is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy "Sinagtala" Class of 1986; other training programs he has completed include the Scout Ranger Course, Command and General Staff Course, Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Strategic Intel Course, Counterterrorism Fellowship Program in the US, and Public Management Major in Development and Security at the Development Academy of the Philippines.

Military career

His career started when he was a Platoon Leader, then a Company Commander at the 2nd Infantry Division. He also joined the
1st Scout Ranger Regiment and Battalion Commander of the 2nd and 3rd Scout Ranger Battalions, as a Lieutenant Colonel.
He also served as an Intelligence Officer for the Philippine Contingent in East Timor. Alberto also headed the Department of Ground Warfare at the Philippine Military Academy, and Commandant of the Scout Ranger Training School.
He became the 9th Commander of Task Force Davao in June 2014 then became Brigade Commander of the 1001 Infantry Brigade. He was appointed Chief of the Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines, in August 2017. And appointed as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army in 2018.

Awards

Alberto is married to Jessica O. Alberto; they have four children, two sons and two daughters.