Major Genesis R Gabrido is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (Maliyab) Class of 2004. Prior to his current designation, he was Chief, Plans and Research Branch of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, G7 of the Philippine Army responsible for programming the CMO Capability Development of the Army focusing on Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel and Facility (DOTMLPF) development. He was also assigned at the Civil Relations Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP) as Assistant Commandant of the CMO School and at the same time Deputy Operations Officer of CRSAFP. Prior to that he was assigned as Deputy Commander, 7th Civil Relations Group supporting the Joint Task Force NCR.
He started his military career as a Platoon Leader and later as Company Commander and Intelligence Officer of the 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion, 4ID, PA that were engaged in Internal Security Operations in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Camiguin and Lanao del Norte.
As a CMO Soldier, he strongly believes that the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”
⁃ Sun Tzu