Brig. Gen. Felix Aliac Brawner Jr. (July 4, 1934 – November 16, 2022) was the commander of the
First Scout Ranger Regiment of the
Philippine Army
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during the final years of the
Marcos
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dictatorship. Brawner graduate from the
Philippine Military Academy
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in 1957 at the top of his class. He is also known for going to Marawi during the peak of rebellion of the Muslims in Mindanao in the 1970s to initiate good ties with the Muslims.
He retired from the military service in 1988.
Brawner died on November 16, 2022, at the age of 88.
He was the brother of former
Court of Appeals
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Presiding Justice and former COMELEC Chairman, the late
Romeo A. Brawner.
Presiding CA justice takes Garcillano’s Comelec post
7 July 2005. ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. Makati. His nephew is Gen. Romeo S Brawner Jr (INF) GSC PA, current 60th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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Scout Ranger cajoles to get his chief out of harm’s way
1934 births
2022 deaths
Filipino generals
Philippine Military Academy alumni
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