COL Dencio S. Acop (Ret), PhD, CPP
Dencio Severo Acop is a retired Philippine Army colonel who served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines for 30 years.
Acop graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1983. President Corazon Aquino awarded Acop the military’s second highest decoration, the Distinguished Conduct Star, in 1990 for gallantry in action for his role in the defense of the government in the failed December 1989 coup.
Acop was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit by President Fidel Ramos in 1998 for his ‘moral competency in public service’.
Acop worked in the corporate sector for 12 years after he opted to retire early from military service.
He is a certified security professional, published author, strategic intelligence analyst, seasoned academic, and soldier. He has graduate degrees in public administration and business management from the University of the Philippines and University of New South Wales.
Acop earned a certification from ASIS International as a certified protection professional (CPP) and has a PhD in Peace and Security Studies.
He is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
