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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.
Psu-2031 depicting the extent of the Military Reservation of Fort Bonifacio (formerly Fort McKinley) After Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, the US surrendered to the Republic of the Philippines all rights of possession, jurisdiction, supervision, and control over the Philippine territory except for the use of their military bases. On ...
Military facilities of the Philippines by province (5 C) A. Air force installations of the Philippines (10 P) Army installations of the Philippines (11 P) F.
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]
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.
II Military District was activated in 1945 at the height of combined American, Philippine Guerilla Units, and Philippine Commonwealth Army Units. 66th Infantry, 121st Infantry, 15th Infantry, and 14th Infantry, and 122nd Field Artillery Battalion fighting in Bessang Pass came under this command. 2nd Infantry Division was activated under Colonel ...
Camp Edilberto Evangelista is a military base of the Philippine Army, and houses the 4th Infantry Division. It is situated in Barangay Patag in Cagayan de Oro and with an area of 129 hectares (320 acres) is the largest military camp in Mindanao. Its scope includes Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions.
It was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the first president of the Philippines. [7] [8] The Philippine Constabulary General Service Battalion was the first to use the camp in January 1935. In December of that year, the National Defense Act paved the way for the formation of the Philippine Army. [9]