Camp Aguinaldo

Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo
Quezon City, Philippines
General Headquarters Building of the AFP at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Type	Military Base
Site information
Controlled by	Republic of the Philippines
Site history
Built	1935
In use	1935-present
Materials	Concrete and Metal
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines
Garrison information
Current commander	BGEN Remegio De Vera, AFP
Garrison	Department of National Defense National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Philippine Veterans Affairs Office National Defense Colleges of the Philippines AFP General Headquarters & Headquarters Service Command NCR Command/ Joint Task Force NCR AFP Reserve Command AFP Command & General Staff Colleges AFP Joint Special Operations Group AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center

Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo (CGEA) is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is located in Quezon City in the Philippines. It is located along Epifanio de los Santos Ave. (or EDSA), in front of Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The military base is named after the revolutionary leader, Emilio Aguinaldo who became the first Philippine President, that fought in the Philippine Revolution, the Spanish–American and the Philippine–American War.

History

Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935. Initially known as Camp Murphy, that includes Zablan Field, in honor of the first American high commissioner Frank Murphy, it was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the Philippines’ first President.

The camp covers a total land area of 178.78 hectares. Of these, 152.52 hectares were purchased by the government and the remaining 26.26 hectares were donated by Ortigas and Co. Partnership Ltd.

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. It also designated the Philippine Constabulary as the Army Constabulary Division, which maintains its peacekeeping mission under the DND.

In June 1938, the Army Constabulary Division was separated from the Philippine Army and was reformed to become the National Police Force under the Department of Interior.

After World War II, Camp Murphy was divided into two camps - Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo. While the Zablan field's former Japanese runways forms the roads of White Plains Avenue and a portion of Katipunan Avenue, just in front of White Plains subdivisions.

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GHQ Security Escort Battalion render honors for US Defense Secretary Cohen at the Camp Aguinaldo Grandstand and Parade Ground.

November 21, 2013, Civic Groups and Volunteers are being transferred to Camp Emilio Aguinaldo from Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. It is done to give more storage spaces for those who are part of Oplan Salubong. All relief supports including food, medical and transportation services will be transferred to Camp Aguinaldo together with the DSWD in the benefit of Typhoon Yolanda survivors.

See Also

• Philippine Constabulary
• Philippine Military Academy
• Military history of the Philippines
• Military history of the Philippines during World War II

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Official Page of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2006). History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People. New Day Publishers.ISBN 9711010410.

External links

• Camp Aguinaldo Official website
• Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Camp Murphy, Zablan Airfield, Camp Aguinaldo Pacific Wrecks.org