I MINA'TRENTAI SAIS NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN RESOLUTIONS
PUBLIC DATE Resolution No. Sponsor Title Date Intro Date of Presentation Date Adopted Date Referred Referred to HEARING COMMITTEE NOTES DATE REPORT FILED Therese M. Terlaje Relative to recognizing and commending Major General Eugenio V. Hernandez, Deputy 8/12/21 TBA Telena Cruz Nelson Chief of Staff for Reservists and Retiree Affairs of the Philippine Navy (Marine Corps); and 8:00 a.m. 147-36 (LS) Amanda L. Shelton to further express an Un Dangkolo Na Si Yu'os Ma’åse’ to him for his exemplary service James C. Moylan and contributions to both his country and abroad. Joe S. San Agustin
Intro/Ref/History LOG 8/12/2021 8:07 AM 8/12/21 8:00 a.m. MC
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1 Military Academy in 1985. Once graduated, he was commissioned as a regular officer 2 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1989, and was appointed to the Philippine 3 Navy, eventually volunteering to join the Philippine Marine Corps that same year; and 4 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez’s military career in serving his 5 country spans more than three decades, and has seen him in various positions of 6 leadership, all of which were instrumental in the betterment and protection of his 7 country: he was Platoon Commander of the 10th Military Company in 1989, Company 8 Commander of the 30th Marine Company in 1990, National Contingent Commander 9 of the Philippine Contingent to the United Nations Mission in Haiti in 2007, Battalion 10 Commander of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-10 in 2010 Group Commander of 11 the Marine Security and Escort Group in 2011, Deputy Commander of the 1st Marine 12 Brigade in 2014, Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Peacekeeping 13 Operations Center in 2016, Superintendent of the Marine Corps. Force Development 14 Center in 2017, Commander of the 1st Marine Brigade in 2018, and Deputy 15 Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, before ultimately taking command of 16 the Reservist and Retiree Affairs, OJ9, Armed Forces of the Philippines; and 17 WHEREAS, while in the military, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez also took 18 time in continuing and completing his educational career: He earned his Masters in 19 Management from the Philippine Christian University in 1998; completed the United 20 Nations Integrated Mission Staff Officer Course convened by the Pearson 21 Peacekeeping Center in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2005 as a member of the pioneer 22 class; finished his Command and Staff College in the Marine Corps University and 23 earned his Masters in Military Studies in Quantico, Virginia in 2009; and earned his 24 Masters in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the 25 Philippines in 2014 as a member of RC49, where he was awarded the Bronze Medal 26 for Academic Excellence and the Silver Medal for Best Thesis; and
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1 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez has held various garrison staff 2 billets throughout his military service: Chief of Staff of the Philippine Marine Corps, 3 Naval Provost Marshal, Chief for Plans and Programs of the Marine Corps, Chief of 4 the Mission Support Office, and Chief Logistics of the Armed Forces of the 5 Philippines Peacekeeping Operations Center; and 6 WHEREAS, throughout his military service, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez 7 continuously and tirelessly serves his home country and has been deployed on various 8 missions at home to perform his military duties to the best of his abilities. His 9 missions have seen him being deployed in multiple provinces in the Philippines to aid 10 in: settling long-running clan disputes; ensuring honest, credible, and peaceful 11 synchronized governmental and local operations; spearheading law enforcement 12 operations, as well as quelling threats to national security such as terrorism; and 13 WHEREAS, in addition to his missions at home, MGen. Eugenio V. 14 Hernandez has also gone on missions abroad through his military career, both to aid 15 those in need and as a leading military representative of his country: he was the 16 National Contingent Commander of the Philippine Contingent to the United Nations 17 Mission in Haiti in 2007, which helped to restore Haiti’s democratic system; and was 18 Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Peacekeeping Operations Center 19 in 2016, that organized, deployed, and monitored Philippine Contribution to UN 20 Missions in Haiti and Pakistan; and 21 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez has not only served his country 22 through military service but experience as well. His tenure as Commander for various 23 operations and deployments has given him the experience and wisdom to pass down 24 what he has learned to his subordinates, and held the position of Superintendent of the 25 Marine Corps Force Development Center in October 2017, who is responsible for the 26 training and education of the Corps; and
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1 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez’s military service has brought him 2 to meet various national leaders throughout the globe. While working as security 3 detail, he has served and provided security to then Philippine President Fidel V. 4 Ramos, the Blessed Pope John Paul II, Lady Margaret Thatcher of the United 5 Kingdom, President Bill Clinton of the United States, Prime Minister Tomiichi 6 Murayama of Japan, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany, Prime Minister Mahathir 7 Bin Mohamad of Malaysia, and Queen Sofia of Spain, showing exemplary conduct 8 and service to not just the leader of his country, but the leaders of other nations as 9 well; and 10 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez’s three-plus decades of military 11 service has seen him awarded various commendations for his hard work, dedication, 12 and service to his country, which include: the Presidential Merit Medal, Distinguish 13 Service Star Medals, the Distinguished Navy Cross, the Silver Cross Medal, the 14 Military Achievement Medal, Military Merit Medals, and Military Commendation 15 Medals, among others; and 16 WHEREAS, MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez’s military record exemplifies 17 honor, courage, and commitment to his country, as he protects and serves his 18 homeland both at home and abroad, and that he has time and again brought peace, 19 freedom, justice, and security to his beloved homeland; therefore, be it 20 RESOLVED, that I Minaʹtrentai Sais Na Liheslaturan Guåhan does hereby, on 21 behalf of the people of Guam, duly recognize MGen. Eugenio V. Hernandez of the 22 Armed Forces of the Philippines, commend him for his tireless service to his country 23 and abroad, and going above and beyond the call of duty in his military career; and be 24 it further 25 RESOLVED, that the Speaker certify, and the Legislative Secretary attest to, 26 the adoption hereof, and that copies of the same be thereafter transmitted to Major
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1 General Eugenio V. Hernandez of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the 2 Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, I Magaʹhågan Guåhan.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF I MINA'TRENTAI SAIS NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN ON THE DAY OF MONTH YYYY.
THERESE M. TERLAJE AMANDA L. SHELTON Speaker Legislative Secretary
From: Speaker Therese M. Terlaje
Hafa Adai,
Please see the attached resolution for introduction by Speaker Therese Terlaje- Relative to recognizing and commending Major General Eugenio V. Hernandez, Deputy Chief of Staff for Reservists and Retiree Affairs of the Philippine Navy (Marine Corps); and to further express an Un Dangkolo Na Si Yu'os Ma’åse’ to him for his exemplary service and contributions to both his country and abroad.
Presentation Information: To be announced
Respectfully, Natasha Charfauros Policy Analyst
Office of Speaker Therese M. Terlaje Committee on Health, Land, Justice and Culture I Mina'trentai Sais na Liheslaturan Guåhan 36th Guam Legislature Guam Congress Building, 163 Chalan Santo Papa, Hagåtña, Guam 96910 T: (671) 472-3586 F: (671) 989-3590 Email: [email protected] website: www.senatorterlaje.com
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