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Philippine Army Organization
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REFERENCES
G9, PA Office Briefing
1987 Philippine constitution
Briefing on AFP organization
LOI # 13 “Pagbabago Juliet”, GHQ, AFP dated 20
Feb 2018
ST – 029 (Philippine Military History) April 2005
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Brief History of AFP
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AFP Brief History
• 31 October 1896. Emilio
Aguinaldo, of the Magdalo faction,
proposed the formation of a
republican government and the
organization of a regular army
• 22 March 1897. The Magdalo and
Magdiwang factions met and
decided to dissolve the Katipunan
and established a republic
complete with an Army. Artemio
Ricarte was elected as the
commanding general. This event at
Tejeros is credited as the
anniversary day and by inference,
the genesis of the Philippine Army
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AFP Brief History
• 23 June 1898. Emilio Aguinaldo
created a revolutionary
government and the Army of
Liberation of the Philippines. This
army was placed under the
Department of War and Public
Works. Under the Department of
Foreign Affairs was the Navy. This
is the anniversary of today’s
Philippine Navy.
• February 1901. US Congress
authorized enlistment of Filipino
into the US Army. This formally
established the Philippine Scouts
as a unit of the US Army.
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AFP Brief History
• 08 August 1901. The Philippine
Constabulary is activated and
organized under Act 175 for the
purposes of better maintaining
peace, law and order in the various
provinces of the Philippine Islands.
• 21 December 1935. Commonwealth
Act No. 1 or more referred to as the
National Defense Act is signed into
law by Quezon. This date is
considered the anniversary of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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AFP Brief History
• 01 July 1947. A small contingent of aircrafts
acquired from the United States is flown in
by Filipino pilots. This date is considered the
anniversary of the Philippine Air Force
• 02 Nov 1950. Establishment of Philippine
Marine Corps
• 23 December 1950. President Quirino issues
Executive Order No. 389 creating the Armed
Forces of the Philippines and dropping the
name National Defense Forces. The four
major services are created, namely:
Philippine Army, Philippine Constabulary,
Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Navy
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AFP Brief History
• March 1983. Pres Marcos directs the
restructuring of the AFP resulting to the
organization of the Regional Unified
Commands, Their boundaries conforming to
the political sub-divisions of the 12 regions.
Major Services also organized specialized
forces, PA created the FSRR; PC organized the
SAF; PAF the Aviation Security Group; and
under the Navy, the Marines were
strengthened.
• 13 December 1990. RA 6975 was signed into
law establishing the Philippine National
Police, separating the PC/INP its nucleus,
from the AFP and putting it under the
Department of Interior and Local
Government.
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The Armed Forces of the
Philippines
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AFP mandate
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Command Authority
Commander-in-Chief
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
Secretary of National Defense
Honorable Delfin N Lorenzana
Chief of Staff, AFP
General Benjamin Madrigal Jr AFP
Commanding General, PA
Lt Gen Macairog S Alberto AFP
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AFP Major Services
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AFP Major Services Mission
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Philippine Army organization
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Army Reserve Force
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Organization of ARESCOM
PA
ARESCOM
HHSBn ATS PED ARPMC
(P)
RCDG Region
(15)
CDC Province
(81)
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The Army Reserve Force
Reserve Force “Four-Fold” Mission:
Provide the base for expansion of the AFP
Assist in relief and rescue during disaster or calamities
Assist in socio-economic development and
Assist in the operations and maintenance of essential
govt/Public utilities
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The Army Reserve Force
VISION for the Reserve Force:
To develop a capable and responsive
mobilizeable Citizen Armed Force as an
integral component of the Total Army in
the pursuit of its mandated mission.
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The Army Reserve Force
Organization of Reserve Force: (Art III, Sec 9 RA 7077)
Shall conform to the organization of the regular force
Battalion type or equivalent shall be organized on a Provincial
basis
Brigade and Division type or equivalent on a Regional basis
Affiliated Reserve Units shall be prescribed by the SND
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RESERVE FORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
2018-2023 RESERVE FORCE ORGANIZATION
UC PA
PAMU ARESCOM
LEGEND: RCDG
Organic
ADCON x16
OPCON RRDIV SRDIV
OPCON during mobilization/ X8 x16
Training
RRBDE
SRBDE
x40
x87
I I II II II
Engr Coy FA Battery MECH Coy RRIBn RRIBn PAARU SRBN
x3 x7 x8 x12 RR1 x82 x52 x435
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CURRENT RESERVE FORCE ORGANIZATION
LEGEND:
UC PA Organic
ADCON
OPCON
INF DIV ARESCOM OPCON during mobilization
RCDG
x15
RRDIV SRDIV
X8 x14
RRBDE
x26 CDC
I II x81
I
FA Battery MECH Coy RRIBn PAARU
x21 x2 x82 x52
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The Army Reserve Force
Strength of the Ready Reserve Units :
Actual Strength
Nr of
Unit Total
Units Officer EP
RRIBde 26 257 1,859 2,116
RRIBns 82 1,658 39,636 41,294
RR FA Btry 21 33 1,353 1,316
RR Mech 2 10 230 240
PAARU 52 958 17,568 18,526
TOTAL 182 5,164 62,271 63,492
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ORGANIZATION OF THE RESERVE FORCE
Standby Reserve Units
RCDG Standby Reserve Units OFFICER EP TOTAL
1RCDG 11th Inf Division, Standby Reserve 144 3599 3743
2RCDG 21st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 95 4084 4179
3RCDG 31st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 103 4544 4647
4RCDG 41st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 113 7665 7778
5RCDG 51st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 36 2862 2898
6RCDG 61st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 31 5921 5952
7RCDG 71st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 233 6469 6702
8RCDG 81st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 12 14658 14670
9RCDG 91st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 101 17883 17984
10RCDG 101st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 48 2128 2176
11RCDG 111st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 14 3726 3740
12RCDG 121st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 114 11417 11531
15RCDG 151st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 0 8478 8478
NCRRCDG 131st Inf Division, Standby Reserve 14 3,062 3076
1,058 96,496 97,554
TOTAL
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