MAJOR GENERAL PEDRO C BALISI JR PA, A PROUD MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY “TANGLAW-DIWA” CLASS OF 1992 HAILS FROM TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN VALLEY.
MGEN BALISI JR, ROSE TO A STAR RANK ATTRIBUTED TO HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HIS DUTY AND EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN MILITARY SERVICE, HE HELD VARIOUS SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS AND IS MULTI-AWARDED IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN BOTH OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS. TO MENTION A FEW, HE IS A RECIPIENT OF TWO (2) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE STAR, FIVE (5) BRONZE CROSS MEDALS, SILVER WING MEDAL, MILITARY MERIT MEDALS BOTH IN ADMIN AND COMBAT, MILITARY COMMENDATION MEDALS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND RIBBONS, CIVIC ACTION MEDALS, LONG SERVICE MEDAL, US ARMY ARMOR SCHOOL FOREIGN STUDENT BADGE, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION BADGE, CGSC BADGE, COMMAND PLAQUES, CERTIFICATE OF ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS AND NUMEROUS LETTERS OF COMMENDATION AND APPRECIATION BOTH FROM MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SECTORS.
BEFORE HIS POSITION, HE STARTED AS A PLATOON LEADER AND COMPANY COMMANDER OF CHARLIE COMPANY 29TH INFANTRY BATTALION; ADMIN OFFICER, OPERATIONS OFFICER, AND PRODUCTION OFFICER OF 98TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMPANY; COUNTER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, AND ADMIN OFFICER OF OG2, ALL IN 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, PHILIPPINE ARMY.
AS MGEN BALISI JR ADVANCED THROUGH HIS MILITARY CAREER, HE WAS BLESSED WITH ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARMOR (PAMBATO) DIVISION AS THE BRIGADE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE 2ND MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE IN 2013.
HE BECAME THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 1ST MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION IN 2014; AND G3 OF MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION IN 2016.
EVENTUALLY, MGEN BALISI JR BECAME THE DEPUTY BRIGADE COMMANDER OF THE 1ST MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE IN 2019. AND ALSO THE MFO (NOW G10) OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY.
BEING A DYNAMIC AND OPTIMISTIC LEADER COUPLED WITH VAST EXPERIENCE, HE BECAME THE BRIGADE COMMANDER OF THE 1ST MECHANIZED INFANTRY (MAAASAHAN) BRIGADE WHERE HE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ARMOR DIVISION MISSION.
MGEN BALISI JR’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MILITARY SERVICE ARE ATTRIBUTED NOT ONLY TO HIS EXPERIENCES BUT ALSO TO HIS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SCHOOLING BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN. THESE INCLUDE ARMY TRI-MEDIA COURSE, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER COURSE, ARMOR OFFICER BASIC COURSE, COMPTROLLERSHIP OFFICERS BASIC COURSE, PSYOPS OFFICER CORRESPONDENCE COURSE, UN MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE, ARMOR CAPTAIN’S CAREER COURSE IN US ARMY ARMOR SCHOOL IN FORT KNOX KENTUCKY USA, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE IN SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE AND THE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COURSE IN AFPCGSC. HE HAS THREE (3) MASTER’S DEGREES, ONE (1) IN BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA, A PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MAJOR IN DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND IN NATIONAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
IN THE COURSE OF HIS SUCCESS AS A MILITARY OFFICER, A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IS BESIDE HIM IN THE PERSON OF MISS MARIA LIZA ALLYN COSTALES OF CEBU CITY. THEY WERE BLESSED WITH TWO (2) SONS AND ONE (1) DAUGHTER NAMELY, PEDRO III, ALFRED PETER, AND ALYSSA LOUIZE WHOM HE LOVED MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
