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Seal of the Philippine Army

Founded March 22, 1897; 121 years ago [1]
Type Army

Size 98,394 (active)

120,000 (ready reserve)

Part of Armed Forces of the

Philippines

Garrison/HQ Fort Bonifacio, Taguig

City, Metro Manila,
Philippines

Motto(s) "Serving the people.

Securing the land." "For
our country we will give
all."
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Armed Forces of the
Philippines ground warfare
Commanding General of the Philippine Army

headquarters Fort
Bonifacio Taguig Metro Manila
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ARMY

COMBAT UNITS

INF DIV SOCOM

ATIONLA Bde

COMBAT SUPPORT UNITS

ENGR BDE 525 ECB 1SG SIG BN CAG

SERVICE SUPPORT UNITS

RESCOM TRADOC ASCOM AMIC FIN CTR HHSG SEG

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Special Forces

Coat of Arms of the 1ID

Coat of Arms of the 6ID
Coat of Arms of the 7ID
Active May 5, 1936 – April 9, 1942 (as 1st Regular Division, PCA)
July 1, 1947 – present
Country Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Infantry
Role Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size 4 Brigades
Part of 1st Military District under the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1941-
1942)
Under the Philippine Army (Since July 01, 1946)
Garrison/HQ Camp Major L. Sang-an, Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga Del
Sur
Nickname(s) Tabak Division
Motto(s) "Your Security, Our Mission
Community Development, Our Goal"
Anniversaries 4 December
Engagements World War II
* Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
* Battle of Bataan (1942) *
CPP-NPA-NDF conflict
Moro conflict
Active August 1, 1988 – present

Country Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Infantry
Role Conventional Warfare, Anti-
Guerrilla Operations

Size 2 Brigades
Part of Philippine Army (Since 1988)

Garrison/HQ Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City,

Nueva Ecija

Nickname(s) Kaugnáy Division

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Motto(s) Kaugnáy
Mascot(s) Rice Fields of Central Luzon

Anniversaries August 1
Engagements Anti-guerrilla operations against
the NPA and local criminal elements

Decorations Presidential Streamer Award

Active October 24, 1987 – present
Country Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Infantry
Role Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla
Operations
Size 4 Brigades
Part of Under the Philippine Army (Since 1987)
Garrison/HQ Camp BGen Gonzalo H. Siongco,
Awang, Datu Odin
Sinsuat, Maguindanao *
Nickname(s) Kampilan Division
Motto(s) Kampilan
Mascot(s) Kampilan
Anniversaries October 24
Engagements Communist and Islamic Insurgency in
the Philippines
Operation Enduring Freedom -
Philippines
Anti-guerilla operations against
the NPA, MILF, ASG
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines Special
Operations Command is the unified special operations
command of the Armed Forces which responsible for
planning, conducting, and supporting special
operations. Although the current AFP SOCOM was
established in April 2018 on the basis of the Philippine
Army Special Operations Command and the AFP Joint
Special Operations Group, it traces its origins to the
Philippine Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde),
established on January 16, 1978 (the date is marked as
the official anniversary of SOCOM)
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Scout Ranger Regiment[1] - The regiment is to

organize, train, equip and provide rapidly
deployable forces and conduct special operations in
support of SOCOM's mission, The unit was modelled
after two legendary fighting groups, the
intelligence gathering American Alamo Scouts and
the combat ready US Army Rangers. The regiment's
core capabilities are: direct action, jungle warfare,
special reconnaissance, and sniping operations
against hostile positions
* Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)
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Light Reaction Regiment
* Naval Special Operations Group
* 710th Special Operations Wing
Philippine Air Force
 FUTURE PA ORGANIZATION

ARMY
COMBAT UNITS

INF DIV BDE(S) SOCOM LA Bde

COMBAT SUPPORT UNITS

ENGR BDE
FA RGMT AD BN AVN BN ISG SIG BN CAG

SERVICE SUPPORT UNITS

RESCOM TRADOC ASCOM AMIC FIN CTR HHSG

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