Dickson Hermoso

Dickson Peñas Hermoso[1] is a Filipino government official and former military official who serves as the head of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Bangsamoro. He was also known for being part of the Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division which was involved in the Moro conflict.

Dickson Hermoso
Bangsamoro Minister of Transportation and Communications
Assumed office
July 15, 2019
Personal details
CitizenshipFilipino
Military career
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branchPhilippine Army
Years of service?–2016
Unit6th Infantry Division
Battles/warsMoro Conflict

Military career

A native of Cotabato,[2] Hermoso served for about three decades in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. As part of the Philippine Army, he was part of the 6th Infantry Division (6th ID) which fought against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao until the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in 2014 between the national government and the MILF. He was also simultaneously involved in the Mindanao peace process. In 2004, as an Army major, he became the head of the national government's Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities and in 2013 as a colonel and 6th ID spokesperson managed to accomplish an absence of hostilities between the military and the MILF.[3] He also led offensives against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters such as Operation Darkhorse in 2014.[4]

He was also involved in peace negotiations with the Rebolusyonaryo Partido Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA/ABB) and the Cordillera People's Liberation Army (CPLA) as part of the government's technical working groups.[1]

He was also spokesperson for the 6th ID. He retired from service in 2016 as inspector general of the 6th ID.[3]

Government

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Heromoso as assistant spokesperson of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process in January 2017.[3]

Hermoso became part of the MILF-led Bangsamoro regional government when Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim appointed him as head of the region's Ministry of Transportation and Communications on July 15, 2020. He became the region's first Christian minister.[3] As transport miniser, he resolved a leadership dispute in the Maritime Industry Authority's Tawi Tawi provincial office.[5]

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References
  1. "Dickson Peñas Hermoso". Institute for Autonomy and Governance. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "BTC version of BBL gets rousing approval – OPAPP exec". InterAksyon. February 17, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. Sarmiento, Bong (July 16, 2019). "Ex-military exec joins Bangsamoro cabinet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. "AFP raids BIFF lairs". Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. Fernandez, Edwin (August 17, 2019). "MOTC-BARMM minister resolves Tawi-Tawi port leadership row". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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