Philippine Army Order of Battle
Date Updated:
Saturday June 10, 2006
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Order of Battle
(Speculative and incomplete.)
The Philippine Army is
basically a territorial army with a few specialized designated maneuver units in
the composed of units of the Special Operations Command, the newly formed Light
Reaction Companies and the First Scout Ranger Regiment. Unlike Philippine
Marine practice, Army units are basically tied to the areas they operate and
rarely deploy outside of it. Designated maneuver forces are dependent on
the Air Force or the Navy for long range deployment across the Philippine
archipelago.
The Philippine
Army has some eight light infantry divisions with another one currently building up
from an independent brigade. In addition, there are five
Engineering
Brigades,
one Artillery Brigade, one
Armored Brigade (Regiment?), one
Aviation Battalion
and a Special Operations Command (which the Scout Ranger Regiment is a part of).
In the Philippine Army, an infantry division normally has three brigades
with a total strength of some
5,000 men.
Each infantry battalion has a strength of some 500
men. Artillery and armored units are detached from their respective brigades
(which are basically training and holding organizations) and attached to each
division or brigade as requirements dictate. The divisions in turn are
assigned to
Area Commands (Northern
Luzon,
Southern Luzon,
Western,
Central
and
Southern Commands) which report
to the
General Headquarters, AFP.
Developments
There is talk
that the Armored Brigade is to be expanded to a division size formation at the
expense of the special operations forces.
Headquarters, Philippine
Army, Fort Bonifacio, Makati, Metro Manila
Army Staff
Commanding
General, PA
Vice Commander, PA
Chief of Staff, PA
Coordinating Staff
(Assistant Chiefs of Staff)
Personnel
(G1)
Intelligence (G2)
Operations (G3)
Logistics (G4)
Plans and Programs (G5)
Comptrollership (G6)
Civil Military Operations (G7)
Training and Education (G8)
Reservist and Retirees Affairs (G10)
Communication-Electronics and Information Systems (G11)
Special and Technical Staff
Chief
Surgeon
Dental Surgeon
Chief Nurse
Adjutant General
Judge Advocate General
Provost Marshal
Chief of Engineers
Chief Ordnance and Chemical Service
Chief Artillery
Chief Infantry
Chief Quartermaster
Chief Chaplain
Army Modernization Program Management Office
Military Personnel Office
Headquarters and
Headquarters Support Group, Fort Bonifacio, Makati, Metro Manila
1st Infantry
Division, Camp Major Cesar L. Sang-an, Pulacan, Labangan, Pagadian City,
Zamboanga del Sur
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Gen. Mateo Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal
3rd Infantry Division, Camp Gen. Macario G. Peralta Jr.,
Jamindan, Capiz
4th Infantry Division, Camp Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de
Oro City, Misamis Oriental
5th Infantry Division, Camp Upi, Echague, Gamu, Isabela
6th Infantry Division, Camp BGen Gonzalo H. Siongco, Sitio
Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Dinaig, Tacurong City, Maguindanao (next to Cotabato
Airport)
7th Infantry Division, Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City,
Laur, Nueva Ecija
8th Infantry Division, Camp Vicente Lukban, Brgy. Maulong,
Catbalogan, Western Samar
9 Infantry Brigade (Separate), [currently
being expanded into a divison], Camp Canuto, Sagurong, Pili, Camarines Sur
Special Operations Command (PASOCOM), Fort Ramon Magsaysay,
Palayan City, Laur, Nueva Ecija
Light Armor Brigade (LABde), Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac
51st
Engineering Brigade, Camp Gen. Rigoberto Atienza, Libis, Lungsod, Quezon City,
Metro Manila
52nd Engineering Brigade, Camp Natividad, Manolo Fortich,
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
53rd Engineering Brigade, Cebu City, Cebu
54th Engineering Brigade, Camp Pito Abat, Manaoag, Pangasinan
55th Engineering Brigade, San Gabriel, Davao City, Davao del Sur
525th Engineering Construction Battalion
(S), Fort Bonifacio,
Makati, Metro Manila
Signal Group
Intelligence and Security Group, Fort Bonifacio, Makati,
Metro Manila
Civil Affairs Group
Army Aviation Battalion
Service Support Units
Training and
Doctrine Command, Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City, Laur, Nueva Ecija
Dental Service Center
Army Support Command
Finance Center
Army Management Information Center
Reserve Command, Camp Riego de Dios, Paradahan, Tanza, Cavite
There are 15 standby reserve
infantry divisions under Army Reserve Command, including:
61st
Infantry Division (SRes), Western Visayas (affiliated with 3d Infantry Division)
131st Infantry Division (SRes), Manila Special Services Unit