Ramon Montaño

This article is about the Filipino police officer and politician. For the Mexican boxer, see Ramón Montaño.

Ramon Montaño
Chief of the Philippine Constabulary
Director General of the Integrated National Police
In office January 26, 1988 – March 30, 1990
AFP Chief of Staff	Gen. Renato de Villa, PC Gen. Rodolfo Biazon, PMC
Preceded by	Renato de Villa
Succeeded by	Cesar P. Nazareno
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-13)March 13, 1937 Cebu City, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died	July 2, 2024(2024-07-02) (aged 87)
Political party	Independent (2013–2024) Isang Bansa Isang Diwa (2004)
Spouse	Fe Pareja
Residence	Muntinlupa
Alma mater	Philippine Military Academy (BS)
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Branch/service	Philippine Constabulary
Years of service	1958–1990
Rank	Major General
Commands	Capital Command
Battles/wars	1986–87 Coup attempts

Ramon Montaño (March 3, 1937 – July 2, 2024) was a Filipino politician and military officer.

Early life

Montaño was born in Cebu City in 1937 to a family that originated from Iloilo and Guimaras.

Military career

Montaño graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1958 and served in the Philippine Constabulary. He was among several military officers who rebelled against the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos during the 1986 People Power Revolution.

During the administration of President Corazon Aquino, he was head of the Philippine Constabulary Capital Region Command, during which he was in overall command of police officers who opened fire on protesters demanding agrarian reform during the Mendiola Massacre in January 1987, which led him to resign. He later became chief of the Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police from 1988 to 1990, during which he oversaw the arrest of Reform the Armed Forces Movement leader Gringo Honasan in December 1987.

Civilian and political career

Following his retirement from the police service, Montaño became an undersecretary for the Department of the Interior and Local Government during the Aquino presidency in 1991 and served as presidential adviser for political affairs under President Fidel V. Ramos.

Montaño ran for the Senate as a candidate of the Partido Isang Bansa Isang Diwa in the 2004 elections but lost. In 2006, he was arrested on charges of sedition following an alleged coup plot against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo but was later released due to lack of evidence. He ran again for the Senate as an independent candidate in 2013, but lost again.

Personal life and death

Montaño was married to Fe Pareja, who later became mayor of San Jose, Negros Oriental. He died on July 2, 2024, at the age of 87.