Ernesto S Mata was a Filipino General and the 15th Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines, serving in that capacity from 21 January 1967 to 3 February 1970.
12 Facts About Ernesto Mata
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Ernesto Mata was born on 7 November 1915 in Laoag, Ilocos Norte.
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Ernesto Mata passed the Philippine Constabulary Academy entrance exam a year later, graduating in March 1937.
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Ernesto Mata served as aide-de-camp for President Sergio Osmena when he returned from exile.
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Ernesto Mata later completed the Infantry Officer's Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Georgia and the Command and General Staff College course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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When World War II ended, Ernesto Mata began studying at the Institute of Foreign Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Ernesto Mata attended the Harvard Advance Management Programs in Baguio in 1958.
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Ernesto Mata was promoted during President Diosdado Macapagal's term to Brigadier General a month later.
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Ernesto Mata retired in June 1964 but was recalled back to duty on 22 January 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos and was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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Ernesto Mata became Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Military advisor and when he finally retired from the military on 21 January 1967, he was appointed as Secretary of National Defense.
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Ernesto Mata served without receiving a salary, relying only on his pension as a retired general.
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Ernesto Mata was able to collect his accumulated salary as Defense Secretary in September 1972, more than two years after he relinquished the post.