Army Honors BGen Ojeda
The Philippine Army honors BGen Nicolas Dy-Liacco Ojeda Jr in a
testimonial review at the Hunters ROTC Guerilla Parade Ground,
Headquarters Philippine Army this afternoon.
BGen Ojeda Jr assumed the post as the Chief of the Office of Strategic
and Special Policy Studies, Armed Forces of the Philippines last March
17, 2010.
A native of Naga City , Camarines Sur, BGen Ojeda Jr started his
military career when he graduated from the Philippine Military Academy
on 01 March 1977. His first assignment was with the 2/4 Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division as Assistant S3. For over 24 years, BGen Ojeda has
invested his military career in the Signal Corps. After his Engineering
studies in University of the Philippines, he then became the
Communications Systems Engineer of the Office of the Chief
Communications - Electronics, AFP where he designed telecommunications,
satellite and computer networks such as the AFP Long Lines Communication
System, AFP telephone Switching Network and AFP Satellite System among
others.
For over thirty years of invaluable service to the country and the
people, BGen Nicolas D Ojeda Jr held several key positions. In 1994, he
was designated concurrent G3 and G5 of the Communications-Electronics
Service, AFP and in 1996, he commanded the 2nd Signal Long Lines
Battalion and after his GSC, he served as the G1 and concurrently the
Division Signal Officer of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army.
In 1999, he became the Commanding Officer of the Army Management
Information Center (AMIC). He was then designated as the Chief, Plans
and Programs Division, OJ11 in 2003 and later became the senior AFP
Officer of the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) Program at the Department
Of National Defense where he was designated the Chief, Philippine
Defense Reform (PDR) Program Integration and Evaluation Service,
concurrent Chief Information Officer, Program Director for the
Information Management Development and Strategic Communication
Development Program.
BGen Ojeda's education reflects his competence in ICT. He is a product
of the College of Engineering in UP Diliman where he took up BS
Mechanical Engineering and BS Electrical Engineering. In 2003, he took
up Advance Management Program at the National Defense University in
Washington DC , USA where he was bestowed the DoD Chief Information
Officer (CIO) Certificate. His other ICT trainings include: Digital
Switching Systems Engineering Course at Nippon Telephone & Telegraph
Corporation in Tokyo, Japan; INMARSAT Satellite Training of the Mobile
Telesystems Inc., in Gaithersburg Maryland, USA; Computer Programming
Course at the Systems Technology Institute; and Web Designing Course at
the 1st Web Services, New York City, USA.
BGen Ojeda Jr is a recipient of several medals and commendations to
include: three Outstanding Achievement Medals, two Command Plaque, nine
Military Merit Medals, three Military Commendation Medals, Command Army
Aviator's Badge, Plaque of merit, People Power II Ribbon, and campaign
medals and ribbons
Testimonial reviews have been a tradition of the Philippine Army as a
means of honoring and thanking its retiring personnel for the valuable
service to the country.#
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