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Philippine Army: Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy (FOIC-PN) Appointed Branch Vice Admiral Jose Ma Ambrosio Q. Ezpeleta [10] [11] November 15, 2024 (85 days) Philippine Navy: Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force (CGPAF) Appointed Branch Lieutenant General Arthur M. Cordura [12] December 19, 2024 (51 days) Philippine Air Force
Wounded Personnel Medal; Military Merit Medal. Combat - Spearhead; Achievement/Service - Anahaw; Sagisag ng Ulirang Kawal; Military Civic Action Medal; Parangal sa Kapanalig ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas; Military Commendation Medal; Armed Forces Conduct Medal; Command Reservist (Volunteer) Officer and (Volunteer) Enlisted Personnel of the ...
Conrado Dumlao Yap [1] (January 22, 1921 – April 23, 1951) was an officer in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War and the Korean War.. He was a recipient of the Philippines' highest military award, the Medal of Valor, which he was posthumously awarded for his actions of valor and courage in the Battle of Yultong. [4]
The current Philippine military ranks are inspired partially by the first military insignia used by the military forces during the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and the Philippine–American War, and the insignia used by the Philippine Constabulary raised in 1902 during the final days of the Philippine–American War, which was basically the same style of insignia used by the United States ...
The Philippine Army (PA) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare and as of 2021 had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers [1] The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine Commonwealth Army.
The insignia of the Philippine Legion of Honor. These are military decorations which recognize service and personal or unit accomplishments of members and units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps). [3] Military Personnel Decorations
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) is the highest-ranking military officer (except for the President of the Philippines, who holds the position of Commander-in-Chief equivalent to a five-star general) and the head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including all service branches (Army, Air Force, Navy–Marine Corps) under its command.
Two Constables posing for a photo in the New York Tribune in 1905. Philippine Constabulary in 1910. The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was established on August 18, 1901, under the general supervision of the civil Governor-General of the Philippines, by the authority of Act. No. 175 of the Second Philippine Commission, to maintain peace, law, and order in the various provinces of the Philippine ...