Education
He graduated in from the Philippine Military Academy in 1979.
He graduated in from the Philippine Military Academy in 1979.
Also he is a recipient of 21 Military Merit Medals and three Gold Cross Medals. Ortiz was born in Bautista, Pangasinan. In 1980 and 1981 he served at Special Warfare Brigade where he took basic courses in Airborne and Special Forces.
He also took basic Armor Officer and civil-military operations course at the Training Command, Philippine Army four years later.
All of those courses were taken in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1987, 1993 and 2006 he took Close quarter battle course for becoming a jumpmaster and during the same years took scuba diving course, all of which were taken in Special Forces School.
Later on, he took General Staff course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 2000. He was the 12th commander of the Special Operations Command where he served from November 3, 2008 to July 23, 2010.
He went on to serve as the 53rd Commanding General of the Philippine Army.
A year later, he took courses in Civil Affairs, Instructor training, and Officer Qualification Record for becoming a member of Special Forces.