Jovito Palparan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jovito Palparan

Philippine army general

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Profession: politician, soldier

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jovito Salvaña Palparan Jr.
(born September 11, 1950) is a retired Army general, anti-communist personnel, and a convicted kidnaper.
From July 2003 to July 2004, he was the commander of the Philippine Humanitarian Contingent in the Iraq War.
He also served as a Congressman representing the Bantay party-list group in the 14th Congress of the Philippines. He earned the nickname "Berdugo" ("The Executioner") for his proven involvement in numerous human rights violations, such as the Murder of Eden Marcellana and Eddie Gumanoy and the Disappearance of Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno.
He was arrested in Manila in 2014 after three years of hiding. On September 17, 2018, Palparan was sentenced to life imprisonment, after being convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention over the enforced disappearances of Cadapan and Empeno in 2006.