Ricardo Ramoran Visaya (born December 8, 1960) is a retired Philippine Army general serving as the administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) since 2017.
He was the 47th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from July to December 2016.
[3] On March 7, 2017, Visaya was appointed as National Irrigation Administration chief after Peter T. Laviña resign from his post a week prior.
He also led the 4th Infantry Division the 6th Infantry Division, and the AFP Southern Luzon Command, before being appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 1, 2016.
He earned his master's degree in Project Management at the Australian Defence College in Canberra, Australia.