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The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps ). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with ...
Signature. Vicente Lim y Podico (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1914). Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army, he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts (a now ...
Philippine Army. 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] backed by 1,400,000 ready reserves.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) (Filipino: Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Philippine waters, conducting maritime security operations, safeguarding life and property at sea, and protecting marine environment and resources; similar to coast ...
Philippine House Special Committee on Bases Conversion. Philippine National Guard. Philippine Revolutionary Army. Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation. Categories: Military by country. Military in Southeast Asia. Government of the Philippines. Hidden categories:
"Freedom from sickness to all" Military Nursing Service "Service with smile" English Regiment of Artillery "Sarvatra izzat o iqbal" Hindi/Urdu "Everywhere with honour and glory" Brigade of The Guards "Pahla hamesha pahla" Hindi/Urdu "First, always first" "Garud ka hun bol pyare " "I am the son of Garuda, Say O my friend" Parachute Regiment ...
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899. The Philippine Revolutionary Army, later renamed Philippine Republican Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), was the official armed forces of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its ...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Operations Command ( AFPSOCOM) [1] is the unified special operations command of the AFP. [2] It is responsible for planning, conducting, and supporting special operations. Although the current command was established in April 2018, the date marked as the official anniversary of AFPSOCOM is January 16 ...