Former senator Rodolfo Biazon passed away on June 12. He was 88.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that the bell has rung and the last Taps has been sung for General Rodolfo Gaspar Biazon, former AFP Chief of Staff, member of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,” his son, Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon, announced on June 12.
Former senator Rodolfo Biazon and his son, Mayor Ruffy BIazon (Photos from Mayor Ruffy Biazon)
Former senator Rodolfo Biazon in a hospital on June 11 (Photo from Mayor Ruffy Biazon)
He added, “It is perfectly fitting that today, Independence Day, at around 8:30am, the soldier who dedicated his life and laid it on the line in defending freedom and democracy, has been set free from the pains of this world.”
According to Mayor Biazon, the former senator “was diagnosed with lung cancer in July of 2022 and underwent the appropriate treatment. This year, however, he caught pneumonia twice, the second being more serious than the first which had further weakend his lungs.”
“He courageously fought his last battle like a Marine would, but it is the Lord’s will which prevails. The family is grateful that we were able to spend his last moments with us intimately and peacefully,” he said.
He added, “We send off a warrior and gentleman, secure in the knowledge that the faithful servant has fought the good fight and has finished the race.”
“From our mother Monchie, my sister Richie and brother Rino, along with the daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Pong Biazon, we thank everyone who have given their support, love and friendship to Papa during his active years and in the twilight of his life. For those who wish to pay their last respects, details will soon be announced,” he said.
Born on April 14, 1935 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Biazon took up mechanical engineering at FEATI University.
He entered the Philippine Military Academy in 1957. According to his Senate biography, Biazon served in the following posts: Superintendent of PMA in 1986-87, Commandant of the Philippine Marines in 1987-89, Commanding General of the NCR Defense Command in 1988-90, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff in 1990-91 and AFP Chief of Staff in 1991.
Biazon was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and was reelected in 1998. In 2010, he ran and won as congressman of the lone district of Muntinlupa and was reelected in 2013.