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The Philippine Army Museum was established on July 26, 1979. [1] In the late 1980s, Commanding General of the Philippine Army Mariano Adalem had the former US Army Commanding General headquarters converted into the Philippine Army Museum and Library. The Fort Bonifacio Tunnel was also integrated into the
The following year, a group of individuals from the military and private sector established the AFP Museum and Historical Library Foundation Inc., a non-stock, nonprofit private foundation in order to ensure the continuity of the museum's activities; [2] hence, the museum does not directly operate under the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Museum dedicated to Filipino soldiers of Korean War. Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum: Andrews Avenue, Villamor Air Base, Pasay: Philippine Air Force life and history. Philippine Army Museum: Philippine Army Complex, Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig: Military museum of the Philippine Army. website: Philippine National Police Museum
Pages in category "Military and war museums in the Philippines" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
The Army of the Philippines included naval and air assets directly reporting to Army headquarters, and the Philippine Constabulary, later part of the ground forces proper as a division. In 1938 the Constabulary Division was separated from the army and reorganized into a national police force.
Capas National Shrine in Capas, Tarlac. The Philippines being one of the major theaters of World War II, has commissioned a number of monuments, cemeteries memorials, preserved relics, and established private and public museums, as well as National Shrines, to commemorate battles and events during the invasion, occupation, and liberation of the country.
In 1991, Mt. Pinatubo's eruption led to the Philippine government to relocate some of the residents of the volcano and Fort Magsaysay was one of the relocation sites. Almost two decades later, the Philippine Army remains in conflict with tenant farmers, as the latter have been ordered evicted from the military reservation. [6]