DANILO D. LIM
DATE OF BIRTH | : June 2, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | : Solano, Neuva Vizcaya |
CIVIL STATUS | : Married |
SPOUSE’S NAME | : Aloysia Tiongson Lim |
DAUGHTER’S NAME | : Antoinette Danica T. Lim |
SCHOOLS ATTENDED
St. Louis School (Elementary) Solano, Nueva Vizcaya | Valedictorian |
St. Louis School (High School) Solano, Nueva Vizcaya | Salutatorian |
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City | BS Chemical Engineering – 1 year only (Entrance Scholar) |
Philippine Military Academy Baguio City | BS General – 1 year only (PMA Entrance Exam Topnotcher) |
United States Military Academy West Point, New York | BS General (Math Concentration) (Graduated in June 1978 as the only Philippine Representative in his class) |
Philippine Christian University Taft Avenue, Manila | MBA – under thesis |
Command & General Staff College TRADOC, PA Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City | Class Topnotcher (Honor Graduate) |
SEMINARS ATTENDED
Ministry of Budget | Management and Audit Improvement Program |
MILITARY SPECIALIZATION COURSES TAKEN
Reconnaissance Commando Course (Recondo) – USMA | 1975 |
Basic Airborne Course | 1978 |
Forward Reconnaissance Course | 1979 |
Scout Ranger Course Class 29-79 | Graduated #1 out of 140 students Received a Combat Accomplishment Award for leading his team in registering the only successful test mission encounter of the whole class |
Infantry Officers Advanced Course Fort Benning, Georgia, USA | Graduated #1 (95.6%) Distinguished Allied Graduate and recipient of a Special Commendation for being the only foreign student in his class to attain a perfect score (300/300) in the very demanding US Army Physical Fitness Test |
Command & General Staff Course | Graduated #1 out of 50 students Garnered seven different individual Awards for Academic Excellence given by the School |
POSITIONS HELD
Platoon Leader/Weapons Platoon Leader/Executive Officer/Company Commander in the Field – was long involved in counterinsurgency, anti-secessionist and Scout Ranger operations all over the country.
PMA Instructor in Mathematics and various Military Science and Tactics subjects.
Tactical Officer/Aide-de-Camp & Admin Officer of the PMA Superintendent
Secretary Academy Staff/Member of the General Staff and several other positions held while assigned in the Philippine Military Academy.
Regiment Operations and Training Officer of the First Scout Ranger Regiment, PA.
Branch Chief, Combat Research and Special Studies, G3, Philippine Army.
Military Assistant to the Secretary of National Defense.
School Commandant, PCCR, ROTC.
Commanding Officer of the 1303rd Community Defense Command, NCRRCDG, Reserve Command, Philippine Army.
Chief of Staff of the Undersecretary for Local Government, DILG.
Battalion Commander of the 42nd Infantry Battalion, 2ID, PA.
Chief of Staff and Deputy Regimental Commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment, SOCOM, PA.
Regiment Commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment, SOCOM, PA.
OTHER RELATED POSITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Has been wounded in combat twice in Mindanao.
- Recipient of various Military Awards, Decorations and Commendations mostly for combat/field accomplishments to include the Gold Cross Medal for gallantry in action.
- Was the Ranger Regiment’s Operation and Training Officer during the 1989 Military Rebellion.
- Was Chairman of the Young Officers Union (YOU).
- Was a member of the RAM/SFP/YOU Peace Panel who negotiated and signed a General Agreement for Peace with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Spokesman RAM/SFP/YOU
- Was a member of the RAM Executive Committee.
- Member of the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Inc. (PMAAAI)
- Member of the West Point Society of the Philippines (WPSP)
- Incumbent RAM Chairman
- Incumbent MAGDALO National Chairman.
- Member of the November 29 Movement
- Member of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines
- Member of the Guardian Fraternity
SPORTS
Long Distance Runner – Has participated and won medals in various local races and was a member of the Philippine Executive Corporate Cup Running Team that competed in Palo Alto, California twice (1983 & 1984)