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Fortunato Ubongen Abat KCM (June 10, 1925 – March 7, 2018) was a Filipino major general who served as the 20th Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND), Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Commanding General of the Philippine Army.
Mar 8, 2018 · FORMER DEFENSE Secretary Fortunato Abat, known in the military as a warrior who tried to quell the rebellion in Central Mindanao when it was just beginning in the 1970s, passed away on Wednesday night. He was 92. His eldest son, Victor, told the INQUIRER that Abat had been confined at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) since January 25.
Mar 7, 2018 · Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat died on Wednesday at the age of 92, his family said in a statement. Aside from leading the Department of National Defense, he also served as commanding general of the Philippine Army for five years — the longest in the Army's history.
Mar 12, 2018 · These two words aptly describe the late Defense Secretary and retired Gen. Fortunato U. Abat, who passed away at the Veterans Medical Center in Quezon City last March 6 at the age of 92. Abat will be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig….
Mar 8, 2018 · MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former defense secretary Fortunato Abat died on Wednesday, March 7. He was 92. His granddaughter, Patricia Abat, confirmed this on a Facebook post Wednesday.
Mar 9, 2018 · MANILA – “A good mentor and leader” is how the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remembers former defense secretary Fortunato Abat who passed away at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center Wednesday night, its spokesperson said.
Mar 11, 2018 · Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat, known in the military as a warrior who tried to quell the rebellion in Central Mindanao when it was just starting in the 1970s, passed away on Wednesday night.
"The DND mourns the loss of former Defense Secretary and Commanding General of the Philippine Army, Fortunato Abat. He passed away last night at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center. We (thanked) him for his service to the nation," DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said Thursday. Abat was born on June 10, 1925 in San Juan, La Union.
Mar 9, 2018 · Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat, one of the first generals to confront the then incipient separatist rebellion in Mindanao in the 1970s, passed away on Wednesday night. He was 92.
Mar 7, 2018 · Fortunato Ubongen Abat was a Filipino major general who served as the 20th Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND), Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Commanding General of the Philippine Army.
