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Armed Forces of the Philippines

January 14, 2023

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 the Department of National Defense, an executive department acting as the principal organ by which military policy is carried out, while the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines serves as the overall commander and the highest-ranking officer in the AFP.

Armed Forces of the Philippines
Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Philippine Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Motto"Protecting the People, Securing the State"
FoundedDecember 21, 1935; 87 years ago (1935-12-21)
Service branches
HeadquartersCamp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Websitewww.afp.mil.ph/index.php
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Bongbong Marcos
Secretary of National Defense Carlito G. Galvez Jr.
Chief of Staff GEN Andres C. Centino, PA
Vice Chief of Staff LTGEN Arthur M. Cordura, PAF
Deputy Chief of Staff VADM Rommel Anthony S.D. Reyes, PN
Armed Forces of the Philippines Sergeant MajorFCMSgt Rogelio O. Obillo, PN(M)
Personnel
Military age18–56 years old
ConscriptionNone enforced, optional through Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and Basic Citizen's Military Training (BCMT) or voluntary service
Available for
military service		46,947,750 (2021)[1], age 18–56
Fit for
military service		38,497,155 (2021)[1], age 18–56
Reaching military
age annually		1,924,868 (2021)[1]
Active personnel143,100 (2021)[2]
Reserve personnel360,000 Ready Reserves
700,000 Total Reserves (2018)[3]
Expenditures
Budget₱222.0 billion
US$ 4.40 billion (2022)[4]
Percent of GDP1.17% (2021)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
List
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of the Philippines
List of wars involving the Philippines
List of conflicts in the Philippines
List of engagements
RanksMilitary ranks of the Philippines
Cadet rank in the Philippines
The Philippines is shown in red. The individual countries that are foreign suppliers are shown in blue. The remaining European Union members are shown in light blue.

Founded under the National Defense Act of 1935, while tracing its roots to the Philippine Revolutionary Army, the AFP has played an integral part in the country's history. The AFP has also been involved in various conflicts, such as combatting rebellion against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and it's attached organizations, the New People's Army (NPA) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF), and operations against local islamic terrorists in Mindanao. The AFP has also been part of various peacekeeping operations around the world, as part of its contribution to the United Nations.[5] At present, military service is entirely voluntary.[6]

Leadership

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch
  General Andres Centino Janury 6, 2023
(8 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch
  Lieutenant General Arthur M. Cordura[7] November 24, 2022
(51 days) 		 
Philippine Air Force
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch
  Vice Admiral Rommel Anthony S.D. Reyes[8][9] February 24, 2022
(324 days) 		 
Philippine Navy
Commanding General of the Philippine Army Appointed Branch
  Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner Jr.[10] December 7, 2021
(1 year, 38 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy Appointed Branch
  Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr.[11] November 24, 2022
(51 days) 		 
Philippine Navy
Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force Appointed Branch
  Major General Stephen Parreño [12] December 20, 2022
(25 days) 		 
Philippine Air Force
Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps Appointed Branch
  Major General Charlton Sean M. Gaerlan August 15, 2022
(152 days) 		 
Philippine Marine Corps
Armed Forces of the Philippines Sergeant Major Appointed Branch
  First Chief Master Sergeant Rogelio O. Obillo[13] June 13, 2022
(215 days) 		 
Philippine Marine Corps

History

Main articles: Military History of the Philippines and Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines

Pre-colonial Philippines maintained local militia groups under the barangay system. Reporting to the datu, these groups, aside from maintaining order in their communities, also served as their defense forces. With the arrival of Islam, the system of defense forces in the Mindanao region's sultanates under Muslim control mirrored those other existing sultanates in the region. These local warriors who were in the service of the Sultan were also responsible to qualified male citizens appointed by him.

During the Spanish colonial period, the Spanish Army was responsible for the defense and general order of the archipelago in the land, while the Spanish Navy conducts maritime policing in the seas as well as providing naval logistics to the Army. The Guardia Civil took police duties and maintaining public order in villages and towns. In the early years of Spanish colonial era, most of the formations of the army were composed of conquistadors backed with native auxiliaries. By the 18th and 19th centuries, line infantry and cavalry formations were created composed of mixed Spanish and Filipino personnel, as well as volunteer battalions composed of all-Filipino volunteers during the later half of the 19th Century. Units from other colonies were also levied to augment the existing formations in the Philippines. Almost all of the formations of the Spanish Army in the archipelago participated in the local religious uprisings between 17th and 19th centuries, and in the Philippine Revolution in 1896 fighting against the revolutionary forces. At the peak of the revolution, some Filipinos and a few Spaniards in the Spanish Army, Guardia Civil, and Navy defected to the Philippine Revolutionary Army.

The Spanish cession of the Philippines in the 1898 Treaty of Paris put the independence of the newly declared Southeast Asian republic in grave danger. The revolutionaries were fighting desperately as the American forces already landed in other islands and had taken over towns and villages. The Americans established the Philippine Constabulary in 1901 manned by Filipino fighters and used against Gen. Aguinaldo who was later captured.

On April 9, 2002, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo proclaimed that the Philippine–American War had ended on April 16, 1902, with the surrender of General Miguel Malvar.[14]

Since the beginning of American rule in the Philippines, the United States Army had taken the responsibility for the defense of the country in the land, and the United States Navy in the seas until the passage of the National Defense Act of 1935 which called for a separate defense force for the Philippines.

Creation and the Commonwealth Era

In accordance with the National Defense Act of 1935, the Armed Forces of the Philippines was officially established on December 21, 1935, when the act entered into force.[15] Retired U.S. General Douglas MacArthur was asked to supervise its foundation and training. MacArthur accepted the offer and became a Field Marshal of the Philippines, a rank no other person has since held.[16] Jean MacArthur, his wife, found the situation amusing and remarked that her husband had gone from holding the highest rank in the United States Army to holding the highest rank in a non-existent army. President Quezon officially conferred the title of Field Marshal on MacArthur in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on August 24, 1936, when he appeared with a gold marshal's baton and a unique uniform.[17]

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.[18][19]

The administration of the military throughout the islands was divided into ten "military districts."[20]

Military District Areas Covered
1st North Luzon
2nd Lingayen and the Central Plain
3rd East Central Luzon, Bataan, and Zambales
4th South Central Luzon, including Manila, Batangas, Palawan, and Mindoro
5th East and Southeast Luzon and Catanduanes
6th Tablas, Panay, and Marinduque
7th Negros
8th Bohol and Cebu
9th Samar and Leyte
10th Mindanao and Sulu

MacArthur expanded the Army of the Philippines with the revival of the Navy in 1940 and the formation of the Philippine Army Air Corps (formerly the Philippine Constabulary Air Corps), but they were not ready for combat at the start of the Pacific War in December 1941 and unable to defeat the 1941–42 Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

World War II

In 1940–41, most soldiers of the Philippine military were incorporated in the U.S. Army Forces Far East (USAFFE), with MacArthur appointed as its commander. USAFFE made its last stand on Corregidor Island, after which Japanese forces were able to force all remaining Filipino and American troops to surrender. The establishment of the general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army are military station went to the province during the occupation. Those who survived the invasion but escaped from the Japanese formed the basis of recognized guerrilla units and ongoing local military force of the Philippine Commonwealth Army that continued the fighting against the enemy all over the islands. The Philippine Constabulary went on active service under the Armed Forces of the Philippines during liberation.

After independence

See also: History of the Philippines (1946–1965)

After Japan was defeated in World War II, the Philippines gained its independence in 1946. (This was its second independence after the Philippine Declaration of Independence in 1898).

The pre-war military districts briefly continued to be used for administrating the military,[20] until they were reorganized into Military Area Commands in 1946.[21] In 1947 the modern AFP first emerged with the upgrade of the PAAC to the Philippine Air Force.

1950 saw the creation of the Philippine Marine Corps, a naval infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy, after then-Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay ordered Commodore Ramon Alcaraz to go to study the organization of the U.S. Marines. Alcaraz recommended the creation of the new service, earning him the distinction of being the "Father" of the Philippine Marine Corps.[22]

During the Korean War from 1951 to 1953, the Philippines sent various AFP battalions, known as the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) to fight as part of the US-led United Nations Command in liberating South Korea from the invading North Korean troops.

Throughout this time, the AFP had been in conflict with various elements of the Hukbalahap which, still known as the "huks", were reconstituted as the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan ("Peoples' Liberation Army")the armed wing of the Marxist-Leninist Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas of 1930 (PKP-1930). This conflict effectively ended in 1954, with the huks becoming a spent force during the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay.[23]: 44 

In 1966, an AFP battalion was also sent into South Vietnam during the Vietnam War to ameliorate the economic and social conditions of its people there. AFP units were also sent at the same time to the Spratly Islands.

1963 would see the first women join the ranks of the armed forces with the raising of the Women's Auxiliary Corps.

Martial law

Main article: Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos

President Ferdinand Marcos sought to have a strong personal influence over the Armed Forces as soon as he became president in 1965,[24][25]: "32"  holding on to the portfolio of defense secretary in the first thirteen months of his presidency[26] to develop what scholars have noted to be "a patronage system within the defense establishment."[27] The portfolio afforded him direct interaction with the AFP's leadership, and to have a hand in the AFP's day-to-day operationalization.[28]

Upon the declaration of martial law in 1972, Marcos used the AFP as what the Davide Commission Report would later call his "martial law implementor,"[29] and "one of the vital supports of the regime."[29] Upon the announcement of Martial Law in 1972, one of their earliest tasks was that of quickly arresting and containing Marcos' political opponents,[30] and Marcos' hold on power was effectively broken once enough of the Military withdrew their support from him in February 1986.[31] Antonio Parlade notes that to get the military to ensure their cooperation, Marcos "had to expand the military organization and patronize the generals to buy their loyalty."[24][32]

Marcos oversaw a significant expansion of the AFP, which grew from a force of 57,100 in 1971 to a 97.89 percent increase of 113,000 personnel in 1976 - a significant increase of over a five-year period.[29] He also increased the military budget from P880 million in 1972 to P4 billion in 1976.[29] Marcos also instituted the AFP Self Reliance Defense Posture (SRDP) program, which was supposed to enable the AFP to construct its own weapons, tanks, armored vehicles, ships, gunboats, and aircraft locally instead of buying from foreign sources.[33] This included[citation needed] "Project Santa Barbara" under the Philippine Navy, which saw the testing of the Bongbong II MLRS - named after Marcos' son - in 1972. However, the project was discontinued before the Marcos administration ended.[34][undue weight? – discuss][better source needed]

The military was given many functions aside from its task of national defense, including assisting in the implementation of price controls imposed on key products like corn and rice, enforcing the rules of the national corn procurement program, assisting in the collection of rural and government bank loans, implementing the agrarian reform law, and various police functions such as collecting unlicensed firearms and enforcing curfews, and suppressing strikes, rallies, and other demonstrations.[29]

Marcos carried out the "largest reshuffle in the history of the armed forces" when he forcibly retired fourteen of the AFP's twenty-five flag officers, including the AFP Chief of Staff, the AFP Vice Chief of Staff, the commanding general of the Philippine Army, the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, the commanders of all four Constabulary Zones, and one third of all Provincial Commanders of the PC.[35] Other key officers critical of Marcos, such as Commodore Ramon Alcaraz, were compelled to leave the service.[22] In their place, Marcos appointed officers from his home region, the Ilocos, the most significant of whom had familial connections to Marcos – ensuring their familial and regionalistic loyalties to him.[28][27]

Among the most prominent such appointments were that of General Fabian Ver as commander of the Presidential Security Command in 1965, and AFP chief of staff in 1981;[36][37] Juan Ponce Enrile as Secretary of Defense from 1970 to 1986;[36] and General Fidel Ramos as chief for the Philippine Constabulary, and later as Armed Forces Vice Chief from 1981 to 1986.[36]

Generals loyal to Marcos were allowed to stay in their positions past their supposed retirement age, or were rewarded with civilian government posts.[38] This led to a loss of morale among the middle-ranks of the AFP, because it meant a significant slowdown in promotions and caused many officers to retire with ranks much lower than they would otherwise have earned.[28][35]

Several cabals of dissatisfied officers eventually formed among the middle-ranks of the AFP, most notably the Reform the Armed Forces Movement in the early 1980s.[35]

The Marcos administration is thus considered to have marked a decline for AFP in terms of its traditional values of civilian supremacy and professionalism,[39][40] leading to a need for security sector reform during later administrations,[40] as per the recommendations of the Davide Commission in 1990 and the Feliciano Commission in 2003.[41][42]

Civilian[43][44] and military[24] historians alike agree that "human rights abuses by the troops became rampant"[24][32] during the Marcos administration,[24] as documented by international monitoring entities such as Amnesty International.[45] Units often specifically cited in these reported incidents include the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group (MISG),[46] and the 5th Constabulary Security Unit (5CSU)[47] of the Philippine Constabulary,[48] as well as the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP).[49] The Presidential Security Unit and the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) were also accused of aiding these activities.[50] Aside from human rights abuses, these units were also accused of hounding media entities,[51][52] corporate management,[53] and opposition groups[54] with threats, intimidation, and violence.

The Marcos administration also marked the beginnings of at least two long-running conflicts that continued to plague later administrations: the Moro conflict and the New People's Army conflict.[55]

The Moro conflict, began in earnest in 1968 when short-lived organizations such as the Muslim Independence Movement and the Bangsamoro Liberation Organization formed in reaction to news about the Jabidah Massacre,[56][57][58] with many of their forces eventually coalescing as the Moro National Liberation Front was formed in 1972.[55][56]

Meanwhile, the Communist Party of the Philippines was formed in 1968, while the New People's Army, founded in 1969,[55] grew nationwide to a 200,000 strong force.[citation needed]

EDSA Revolution

See also: People Power Revolution

Due to what was popularly believed to be electoral fraud during the 1986 Philippine presidential election,[59] February 1986 saw a period of uncertainty.[60][61] A boycott movement and plans for massive civilian protests were in place.[62]

During the chaos, the Reform the Armed Forces Movement headed by then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile decided to stage a military coup against Marcos.[63] The plot was uncovered,[64] however, and the forces involved became trapped in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. They then sought and received the support of Philippine Constabulary chief and AFP vice-chief of staff Lt. General Fidel V. Ramos in the neighboring Camp Crame, but even with Ramos' defection, their forces were trapped in the two neighboring camps.

Manila's Catholic Archbishop, Jaime Sin, went on Radio Veritas and called for people to go to the section of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in between the two camps and help protect the rebel forces.[63] Since civilian groups were already planning massive protests in relation to the election results, a large crowd was able to gather and prevent Marcos' forces from attacking camps Aguinaldo and Crame.[61][62] This civilian uprising, which would come to be known as the People Power Revolution, led to various units of the AFP refusing orders to fire on the camps and the civilians protecting them, and led to the removal Marcos from power.[65][66] Corazon Aquino was then installed as the new president of the Philippines.[67]

Shortly after midnight on February 26, five army trucks of troops under the command of Fidel Ramos arrived in Malacañang Palace to secure it after Ferdinand Marcos had left, and various individuals had entered it, marking the end of Marcos' reign, and placing the palace under the control of the Provisional Government of the Philippines until a new constitution could be enacted a year later, in 1987.[68]

Later 20th Century

See also: History of the Philippines (1986–present)

During Corazon Aquino's administration, most of the military units remained loyal to her as she dealt with various coup attempts against her, either by military factions that remained loyal to the former dictator,[29]: 135  or by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement.[29] The 1989 coup attempt, the bloodiest of all coup attempts against her, was crushed with US help.[citation needed]

Following the 1989 coup attempt, President Aquino established a Fact-Finding Commission headed by COMELEC Chairman Hilario Davide Jr. to investigate and provide a full report on the series of coup attempts.[69][70] When it came out, The Davide Commission Report recommended several short-term and long-term counter-measures, including the establishment of a civilian national police force, a crackdown on corruption in the military, a performance review of appointive government officials, reforms in the process of military promotions, a review of election laws in time for the 1992 presidential elections, and a definitive statement on the part of Aquino on whether she intended to run for re-election in 1992.[29]: 509–530 [71] The publication of the recommendations of the report is considered one of the key starting points of security sector reform in the Philippines.[40][41]

The AFP, during her term also launched a massive campaign against the CPP-NPA after a brief hiatus and also against the MNLF in the south.[citation needed]

In 1991, the major services of the AFP were reduced from four to three, when the Philippine Constabulary or PC, an AFP major service tasked to enforce the law and to curb criminality, was formally merged with the country's Integrated National Police, a national police force on the cities and municipalities in the country attached to the PC to become the Philippine National Police, thus removing it from AFP control and it was civilianized by a law passed by Congress, therefore becoming under the Department of the Interior and Local Government as a result.[72]

Contemporary history

See also: History of the Philippines (1986–present)

In 2000, then President Joseph Estrada ordered the AFP to launch an "All-Out war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a breakaway group of the MNLF that wants to proclaim Mindanao an independent state.

In 2001, Estrada was removed from power in the two-day Edsa Dos People Power revolt, in which the AFP played a key role. The revolution installed then vice-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as president.

Since 2001, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been active in supporting the War on terror and has been attacking terrorist groups in Mindanao ever since. In 2012, the AFP Chief of Staff said that there had been no increase in the number of soldiers over a long period, and that the military aimed to hire 30,000 troops in three years.[73]

In 2013, the AFP managed to stall the attacks of the Moro National Liberation Front in the Zamboanga City crisis as they launch an attack to proclaim the independence of the Bangsamoro Republik. In 2016, the AFP clashed with the Maute group on Butig on February and on November of 2016. In 2017, The AFP also clashed with ISIS militants in Marawi, calling President Duterte to declare Martial Law under Proclamation No. 216.

After the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in 2014, the AFP has played a key part in the normalization process with the MILF, which includes "the decommissioning of MILF combatants and their weapons and the transformation of several camps into productive and resilient communities,"[74] developing a close working relationship with the Philippine National Police and the MILF-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) in the pursuit of peace in the Bangsamoro.[75]

Organization and branches

The 1987 Philippine Constitution placed the AFP under the control of a civilian, the President of the Philippines, who acts as its Commander-in-Chief. All of its branches are part of the Department of National Defense, which is headed by the Secretary of National Defense.

The AFP has three major services:[76]

These three major services are unified under the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) who normally holds the rank of General/Admiral. The AFP Chief of Staff is primarily assisted by:

  • The Vice Chief of Staff of the AFP (VCSAFP)
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFP (TDCSAFP)

Both normally holding the rank of Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral.

The three highest posts of the AFP are also assisted by the Secretary Joint Staff (SJSAFP), who serves as the primary executive officer for the AFP Chief of Staff, the Vice Chief of Staff, and The Deputy Chief of Staff.

Each of the three major branches are headed by an officer with the following titles:

Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff of the AFP is also assisted by the 10 following office holders carry the rank of Major General/Rear Admiral, who serves as the members of the Joint Staff Divisions, at the General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. These Joint Staff Divisions are also part of the Joint Staff, which is composed of the AFP Chief of Staff, the Vice Chief of Staff and The Deputy Chief of Staff.

  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, J1
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Organization & Training, J3
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, J4
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, J5
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, Electronics and Information Systems, J6
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, J7
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Education, Training and Doctrine, J8
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Retirees and Reservists Affairs, J9
  • The Deputy Chief of Staff for Financial Management, J10

The AFP also comprises the Special Staff, which is divided into two separate groups. These groups also assist the AFP Chief on their designated fields:[77]

  • The Administrative Staff:
    • The Inspector General (TIG) - Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral
    • The Adjutant General (TAG)
    • The Judge Advocate General (TJAG)
    • The Chief, Chaplain Service (TCCS)
    • The Provost Marshal General (TPMG)
    • The Chief, Special Services (TCSPS)
    • The Chief, Historical Activities (TCHA)
    • The Chief, Doctrines Development (TCDD)
  • The Technical Staff:
    • The Chief Engineer
    • The Chief for Ordinance and Chemical Service
    • The Quartermaster General
    • The Surgeon General
    • The Chief Nurse

The AFP Chief is also assisted by the following office commanding division-sized troops holders carry the rank of Major General/Rear Admiral:

  • Army Division Commanders
  • Naval Command Commanders
  • Air Command Commanders
  • The Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps

On June 19, 2020, under the DND Order no. 174, the AFP had major changes in renaming its positions in high-ranking officials, such as the following:[78]

However, the AFP has deferred these title changes a few months later as President Rodrigo Duterte revoked the usage of the position titles, and decided to maintain the traditional position titles.[79]

Unified commands

Units from these three services may be assigned to one of six "Unified Commands" led by each Commander of the Unified Command; consisting of different branches from the three branches of the AFP, which are multi-service, regional entities. The Unified Commands are responsible in monitoring, securing and defending their specific geographical area of operations within the Philippines. There are currently six Unified Commands in the AFP, with each Commander of the Unified Commands hold the rank of Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral, and reports directly to the office of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[80]

Commanders, Unified Commands

Commander, AFP Northern Luzon Command Appointed Branch
Lieutenant General Ernesto C. Torres[81] January 24, 2022
(355 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Commander, AFP Southern Luzon Command Appointed Branch
Major General Efren P. Baluyot [82] November 25, 2022
(50 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Commander, AFP Visayas Command (Acting) Appointed Branch
Major General Benedict M. Arevalo[83] November 14, 2022
(61 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Commander, AFP Western Command Appointed Branch
Vice Admiral Alberto B. Carlos[84] [85] January 21, 2022
(358 days) 		 
Philippine Navy
Commander, AFP Eastern Mindanao Command Appointed Branch
Lieutenant Admiral Greg T. Almerol[86] March 8, 2021
(1 year, 312 days) 		 
Philippine Army
Commander, AFP Western Mindanao Command (Acting) Appointed Branch
Brigadier General Arturo G. Rojas[87] October 04, 2022
(102 days) 		 
Philippine Marine Corps

AFP-wide service support and separate units

Several organization-wide support services and separate units report directly to the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Headquarters (AFP GHQ). The units are the:

Former branches

The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was a gendarmerie type para-military police force of the Philippines established in 1901 by the United States-appointed administrative authority, replacing the Guardia Civil of the Spanish colonial regime. On December 13, 1990, Republic Act No. 6975 was approved, organizing the Philippine National Police (PNP) consisting of the members of the Integrated National Police (INP) and the officers and enlisted personnel of the PC. Upon the effectivity of that Act, the PC ceased to be a major service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the INP ceased to be the national police and civil defense force.[88] On January 29, 1991, the PC and the INP were formally retired and the PNP was activated in their place.[89]

Defunct former commands

  • National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM)
  • Central Luzon Command (CELCOM)
  • Central Mindanao Command (CENMINCOM)
  • Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
  • Home Defense Command (HDC)
  • Internal Defense Command (IDC)
  • National Development Support Command (NADESCOM)

Reforms and modernization

Main articles: Security sector governance and reform and Security sector governance and reform in the Philippines

The AFP is one of the "core security actors"[41] that are the focus of security sector governance and reform in the Philippines, which involves civilianizing, professionalizing, modernizing, and capacitating the Philippine government's security institutions[41][90][91] to align them good governance and to principles such as human rights, freedom of information, and the rule of civilian law.[92][93] This has been a continuing process since the establishment of the Fifth Philippine Republic after the 1986 People Power Revolution,[90] before the concept had even been fully defined internationally in the 1990s.[94]

Civilianization

See also: Civilian control of the military

The need to assert civilian control of the military was a reform agenda which began being addressed almost as soon as Ferdinand Marcos was deposed by the 1986 People Power Revolution; within a year of Marcos' ouster, the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines enshrined the principle of civilian supremacy over the military.[95] After the various coup attempts of the 1980s, the recommendations of the Davide Commission included the dissolution of the Philippine Constabulary as a service under the AFP, resulting in the eventual creation of the civilian Philippine National Police.[96] In 1998, Executive Orders 475 and 477 asserting the civilian nature of the Philippine Coast Guard and transferring it from the Philippine Navy to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) were signed by President Fidel Ramos.[97]

In a December 2013 paper for the National Defense College of the Philippines’ National Security Review, former Department of National Defense Undersecretary Rodel Cruz identified some aspects of civilianization which need attention under security sector reform as:[41]

  • Increasing civilian capacity for defense management;
  • Establishing an active constituency supportive of Security Sector Reform;
  • Prudent budget preparation and execution;
  • Supporting a local defense industry;
  • Intelligent and coherent policy development and execution; and
  • the passage of an updated National Defense Act.

Involvement of Civil Society

For the most part, oversight of the Philippine state's security actors has fallen on government agencies through the constitutional system of checks and balances - most prominently, congress and the Commission on Human Rights.[95] But civil society organizations have also become involved in civilianizing, professionalizing, modernizing, and capacitating the Philippine state's security institutions, depending on how much emphasis each President, as Commander in Chief, places on civil society engagement.[98]

Given a greater emphasis on Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) beginning in 2010, a shift towards engagement with Civil Society Organizations was put in place under the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) of 2010, and similar principles were enshrined in the 2016 AFP-Development Support and Security Plan (DSSP) of the next administration.[99] However, civil society is no longer identified as a major strategic priority under the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap initiated during the Duterte administration, as it had been under the 2003-2016 PDR Program.[100]

Professionalization

The AFP went through a number of changes during the 21 years under Ferdinand Marcos, notably in terms of the promotion of officers based on loyalty and connections to the president, and in terms of being given the task of implementing Martial Law, which led to officers being involved in human rights violations and in corruption.[41] The years from 1965 to 1986 are thus considered to have marked a decline for AFP in terms of its traditional values of civilian supremacy and professionalism,[39][40] leading to a need to actively professionalize the AFP.[40][41] The 1990 Davide Commission and 2003 Feliciano Commission made recommendations towards the professionalization of the AFP as early as 1990 and 2003, respectively.[39][41]

Under the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) Program from 2003 to 2016, steps the AFP sought to take towards professionalization included the development of "Integrity Development Programs", programmatic efforts to improve the quality of service performance, continuing development programs for commanders and staff, and reforms in the recruitment of enlisted personnel.[101] Alongside capability development, "professionalization of all ranks" is one of two strategic priorities identified by the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap which replaced the PDR Program during the Duterte administration.[100]

Modernization

Main article: AFP Modernization Act

Republic Act No. 7898, approved on February 23, 1995, declared it the policy of the State to modernize the AFP to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the Republic of the Philippines, and mandated specific actions to be taken to achieve this end[102] over a 15-year period ending in 2010.[103] Republic Act No. 10349, approved on December 11, 2012, amended RA7898 to establish a revised AFP modernization program[104] lasting another 15 years ending in 2027.[103] The act included new provisions for the acquisition of equipment for all the branches of AFP.[citation needed]

Philippine Defense Reform Program (2003-2016)

 
Framework of the Philippine Defense Reform Program

In October 1999, the Joint Defense Assessment (JDA) began as a policy level discussion between the Philippine Secretary of National Defense and the US Secretary of Defense. An initial JDA report in 2001 provided an objective evaluation of Philippine defense capability. During a May 2003 state visit to Washington DC, President Arroyo requested U.S. assistance in conducting a strategic assessment of the Philippine defense system. This led to a follow-up JDA and formulation of recommendations addressing deficiencies found in the Philippine defense structure.[105]

The results of the 2003 JDA were devastating. The JDA findings revealed that the AFP was only partially capable of performing its most critical missions. Moreover, the results pointed overwhelmingly toward institutional and strategic deficiencies as being the root cause of most of the shortcomings. A common thread in all: the lack of strategy-based planning that would focus DND/AFP on addressing priority threats and link capability requirements with the acquisition process.

Specifically, the 2003 JDA revealed critical deficiencies in the following specific areas:[106]

  • Systemic approach to policy planning
  • Personnel management and leadership
  • Defense expenditures and budgeting
  • Acquisition
  • Supply and maintenance
  • Quality assurance for existing industrial base
  • Infrastructure support

During a reciprocal visit to the Philippines in October 2003 by U.S. President Bush, he and President Arroyo issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to embark upon a multi-year plan to implement the JDA recommendations. The Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) Program is the result of that agreement.

The JDA specifically identified 65 key areas and 207 ancillary areas of concern. These were reduced to ten broad-based and inter-related recommendations that later became the basis for what became known as the PDR Priority Programs. The ten are:[107] 1. Multi-Year Defense Planning System (MYDPS) 2. Improve Intelligence, Operations, and Training Capacities 3. Improve Logistics Capacity 4. Professional Development Program 5. Improve Personnel Management System 6. Multi-year Capabilities Upgrade Program (CUP) 7. Optimization of Defense Budget and Improvement of Management Controls 8. Centrally Managed Defense Acquisition System Manned by a Professional Workforce 9. Development of Strategic Communication Capability 10. Information Management Development Program

From the perspective of the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), the framework for reforms is based on an environment of increasing economic prowess and a gradually decreasing threat level over time, and seeks to make the following improvements:[108] 1. Address AFP capability gaps to enable the AFP to effectively fulfill its mission. 2. Implement capability for seamless interoperability by developing proficiency in the conduct of joint operations, eliminating crisis handling by individual major services as done previously. 3. improve effectiveness of internal security operations. 4. Enhance capability to counter terrorism and other transnational threats. 5. Provide sustainment and/or long-term viability of acquired capabilities. 6. Improve cost-effectiveness of operations. 7. Improve accountability and transparency in the DND. 8. Increase professionalism in the AFP through reforms in areas such as promotions, assignments, and training. 9. Increase involvement of AFP in the peace process.

 
Steps of the Philippine Defense Reform Program

According to the goals stated in the Philippines Defense Reform Handbook: "The PDR serves as the overall framework to re-engineer our systems and re-tool our personnel."[109] The Philippine Defense Reform follows a three-step implementation plan:[110] 1. Creating the environment for reform (2004–2005); 2. Enabling the defense establishment (2005–2007); 3. Implementing and institutionalizing reform (2007–2010).

On September 23, 2003, President Arroyo issued Executive Order 240, streamlining procedures for defense contracts for the expeditious implementation of defense projects and the speedy response to security threats while promoting transparency, impartiality, and accountability in government transactions. Executive Order 240, creating the Office of the Undersecretary of Internal Control in the DND, mandated in part to institutionalize reforms in the procurement and fund disbursement systems in the AFP and the DND.[111] On November 30, 2005, the Secretary of National Defense issued Department Order No. 82 (DO 82), creating the PDR Board and formalizing the reform organizational set-up between the DND and the AFP and defining workflow and decision-making processes.[112]

 
Funding of the Philippine Defense Reform Program

The PDR is jointly funded by the U.S. and R.P. governments. From 2004 to 2008, funding amounted to $51.8 million from the U.S. and $514.0 million from the RP.[113] Initial planning assumptioned that the 18-year span of reform would encompass a period of steady rise in economic growth coupled with equally steady decline in the military threat from terrorists and separatists. Neither of these projections have proven accurate. As of 2010, at the six-year mark of PDR, the Philippine economy was internally strong, but suffering during a period of recession that crippled Philippine purchasing power. Worse, the threat situation in the Philippines had not improved significantly, or as in the case of the Sulu Archipelago, was deteriorating.[114]

During the Arroyo presidency, deliberate 'Rolodexing' of senior leadership within the DND and AFP constantly put U.S. PDR advocates in a position of re-winning previously won points and positions, and gave U.S. observers a 'two steps forward, one step back' impression of the program. As of 2010, U.S. observers were uncertain whether Arroyo's successor, Benigno Aquino III, chosen in Philippine Presidential elections on May 10, 2010, will continue the tradition of rapid turnover of senior leadership.[115]

U.S. observers have reported that overall progress of the PDR is unmistakable and has clearly struck a wider swath of the Philippine defense establishment than originally hoped. However, they see some troubling signs that the depth of the PDR's impact may not be as significant as originally desired. For example, the Philippine legislature continues to significantly underfund the DND and AFP, currently at.9 percent of GDP, compared to an average of 2 percent worldwide, and a 4 percent outlay by the U.S. Even with full implementation of all the PDR's programs and recommendations, the defense establishment would not be able to sustain itself at current funding levels. While this can be made up by future outlays, as of 2010 observers see no outward sign the legislature is planning to do so.[115] One U.S. observer likened PDR process to the progress of a Jeepney on a busy Manila avenue—explaining, "a Jeepney moves at its own pace, stops unexpectedly, frequently changes passengers, moves inexplicably and abruptly right and left in traffic, but eventually arrives safely."[116] President Aquino has promised to implement the PDR program.[117] As of 9 March 2011, a major Philippine news organization tracking performance on his promises evaluated that one as "To Be Determined."[118]

The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States has not been updated since its signing in 1951. As of 2013, discussions were underway for a formal U.S.-Philippine Framework Agreement detail how U.S. forces would be able to "operate on Philippine military bases and in Philippine territorial waters to help build Philippine military capacity in maritime security and maritime domain awareness."[119] In particular, this Framework Agreement would which would increase rotational presence of American forces in the Philippines.[120]

Longstanding treaties, such as the aforementioned 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982,[121] are of great importance to the Philippines in supporting maritime security in particular; respectively, their legally binding nature provides long-term effectiveness for mutual defense cooperation and for the development of the Philippine maritime and archipelagic domain.

Philippine defense operations are supported in part through U.S. Section 1206 ($102.3 million) and 1207 ($16.02 million) funds. These funds are aimed at carrying out security, counterterrorism training and rule of law programs.[122] Overall, the United States is increasing U.S. funding for military education and training programs in Southeast Asia. The most recent U.S. Department of Defense budget for the region includes $90 million for programs, which is a 50 percent increased from four years ago.[123]

Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin formally ended the PDR Program on June 23, 2016, because the upcoming administration of Rodrigo Duterte, which would begin its term later that month, had indicated that it wanted to set its own direction for the running of Philippine defense matters.[124]

Fixed Term for key officials

On May 16, 2022, the Malacañang Palace announced that the President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law, known as Republic Act no. 11709, that enables a three-year fixed term for key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, such as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Commanding General of the Philippine Army, the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, the Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy, The Inspector General, and for the respective commanders of the Unified Commands. Meanwhile, junior officers ranging from the ranks of second lieutenant/ensign to colonel/captain, as well as enlisted personnel, will be compulsorily retired upon reaching the age of 56 or served a maximum of 30 years of active service, while flag officers who reached the rank of brigadier general/commodore to lieutenant general/vice admiral will have a retirement age of 59, unless named as a commander of the service branch or unified command, as defined in the law. Under the new law, members who will be appointed in the Corps of Professors will be retired upon reaching the age of 60 or the completion of 20 years of active duty, while the Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy will have a four-year term, and will not be eligible to be placed in a higher position, such as the Chief of Staff, and shall be retired upon reaching the end of their term. The law also enables the President of the Philippines to terminate their respective roles before the expiration of their fixed term, and has the powers to extend the term of the Chief of Staff in times of war, or national emergency matters, with the consent of the Congress of the Philippines.[125][126] The new law aims to increase the AFP's organizational professionalism and stability in within the institution, and will further enhance the AFP's efficiency, preparedness and effectiveness to the AFP's mandate. The law also aims to lessen the effects of the "revolving door" policy and eliminating short-term duties for the commanders within the ranks.[127]

National policies

Recent national policies have shifted the strategic direction of the AFP towards external, territorial defense as opposed to previous, internal foci. Some of the challenges with this change in strategic direction include the uneven distribution of maritime security resources among territorial, transnational, environmental, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) conflicts.[128] For example, Philippine Executive Order 57, signed in 2011 by President Benigno Aquino III, established a central inter-agency mechanism for enhancing governance in the country's maritime domain.[129] Between 1995 and 2019, the AFP Reserve Manpower in the Philippines totaled 741,937 and 4,384,936 ROTC Cadets.[130] Out of the 700,00+ reservists; 93,062 are (ready reserve) and 610,586 are (standby reserve).[131] There are a total of 20,451 with the affiliated reserve units.[131]

Conflicts over responsibility for maritime surveillance between armed forces continue to underscore the numerous challenges that the TBA faces. For example, following the expulsion of Ferdinand Marcos from the Philippines in 1986, the Philippine Coast Guard separated from the Philippine Navy, resulting in an uneven distribution of resources and jurisdictional confusion.[132]

Recognition and achievements

Throughout the years, the AFP received numerous recognitions and commendation within the local sectors, the national government and in the international community. One example is the Philippine Army shooting team, wherein the unit was the overall champion in a two-week competition held in Australia, in 2013.[133] The Philippine Army shooting team won 14 gold medals, 50 silver medals and two bronze medals in Australian Army Skills at the Arms Meeting (AASAM) in 2014.[134]

The 7th Philippine Contingent peacekeepers to the Golan Heights were awarded the prestigious United Nations Service Medal for the performance of their mission.[135]

Ranks

Main article: Military ranks of the Philippines

The officer ranks are as follows:[136][137]

Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Philippine Army[138]
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Philippine Navy
                        
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign


  Philippine Air Force[139]
                    
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

These ranks, heavily inspired by those of the United States Armed Forces, are officially used in the Philippine Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. The ranks are more frequently referred and addressed in English rather than in Spanish or Tagalog/Filipino, since English is the working language within the Armed Forces.

The ranks in the Philippine Navy are similar to the US Navy ranks, the only difference is the rank of Commodore in the Philippine Navy is equivalent to the Lower Half Rear Admiral of the US Navy.

The alternative style of address for the ranks of lieutenant junior grade, lieutenant senior grade, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant are simply lieutenant in English, or tenyente or teniente in Tagalog and Spanish, respectively.

 
A Philippine Marine Corps instructor teaches US Marines "Pekiti-Tirsia Kali", a Philippine martial art, during military exercises

The ranks of enlisted personnel in Filipino are the same as their U.S. counterparts, with some differences. Except in the Marine Corps, never used are the ranks of specialist, sergeant first class, and first sergeant. Lance corporal, gunnery sergeant, and master gunnery sergeant are also never used by the Philippine Marine Corps, whose ranks are the same as the Army's. Additionally, sergeant majors in the AFP are only appointments for senior ranked non-commissioned officers (NCOs) rather than ranks, examples of such appointments being the Command Sergeant Major, AFP (held by a first chief master sergeant or a first master chief petty officer) and the Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Philippine Navy (held by an either MCPO or CMS or a SCPO or SMS).

In the Philippine Navy, they also use enlisted ranks which come from the U.S. Navy with their specialization, e.g. "Master Chief and Boatswain's mate Juan Dela Cruz, PN" (Philippine Navy).

In effect, the AFP uses the pre-1955 US military enlisted ranks, with several changes, especially in the Navy and in the senior NCO ranks.

There are no warrant officers in between officer ranks and enlisted ranks.

The uniqueness of Philippine military ranks can be seen in the current highest ranks of first chief master sergeant (for the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force) and first master chief petty officer (for the Navy), both created in 2004, and since then have become the highest enlisted rank of precedence. Prior, first chief sergeant and master chief petty officer were the highest enlisted ranks and rates, the former being the highest rank of precedence for Army, Air Force and Marine NCOs. Today only the rank of first master chief petty officer is unused, but the rank of first chief master sergeant is now being applied.

Five-star rank

Main article: Field Marshal of the Philippines

President Ferdinand Marcos, who acted also as national defense secretary (from 1965 to 1967 and 1971 to 1972), issued an order conferring the five-star officer rank to the President of the Philippines, making himself as its first rank holder.[citation needed] Since then, the rank of five-star general/admiral became an honorary rank of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces whenever a new president assumes office for a six-year term, thus making the President the most senior military official.[140]

The only career military officer who reached the rank of five-star general/admiral de jure was President Fidel V. Ramos (USMA 1950) (president from 1992 to 1998) who rose from second lieutenant up to commander-in-chief of the armed forces.[141]

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was also made Field Marshal of the Philippine Army with five-star rank in 1938, the only person to hold that rank. Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines, holds an equivalent of five-star general under the title Generalissimo and Minister/Field Marshal as the first commander-in-chief of the AFP.

The position is honorary and may be granted to any military officer, especially generals or admirals who had significant contributions and showed heroism, only in times of war and national defense concerns and emergencies. The highest peacetime rank is that of four-star general which is being held only by the AFP Chief of Staff. However, no law specifically establishes the rank of five-star general in the Armed Forces of the Philippines unlike in the United States and other countries.

Rank insignia

The AFP, like the military forces of Singapore and Indonesia, uses unitary rank insignia for enlisted personnel, in the form of raised chevrons increasing by seniority, save for the Philippine Air Force which uses inverted chevrons from Airman 2nd Class onward only since recently.[142] In the Philippine Navy these are supplemented by rating insignia by specialty, similar to the United States Navy. Like the British and Spanish armed services, however, senior ranked NCOs (especially in the Philippine Navy) also wear shoulder rank insignia only on the mess, semi-dress and dress uniforms, and in some cases even collar insignia. Like the US military all NCOs wear sleeve stripes to denote years of service in the enlisted ranks. Sleeve insignia for enlisted personnel in the Army and the Navy are similar but are different from those used in the US while those in the Marine Corps mirror its US counterpart but with special symbols from Master Sergeants onward (adopted in the early 2000s).

Officer ranks in the AFP are inspired by revolutionary insignia used by the Philippine Army after the 1898 declaration of independence. These are unitary rank insignia used in the every day, combat, duty and technical uniforms both on shoulders and collars (the latter in the khaki uniforms of the Navy), but in the semi-dress, dress and mess uniforms are different: The Army, Air Force and Marine Corps use unitary rank insignia on the shoulder board but the Navy uses the very same rank insignia format as in the US Navy except for the star (for Ensigns to Captains) in almost all officer uniforms and all general officer and flag officer shoulder boards in the full dress uniform are in gold colored backgrounds with the rank insignia and the AFP seal (the star arrangement is the same in the Army, Air Force and Marines but is different in the Navy). The Navy uses sleeve insignia only on its dress blue uniforms. Lieutenants and Captains wear 1 to 3 triangles (and Navy Ensigns and Lieutenants (junior and senior grades) in their working, duty and combat uniforms) while Majors, Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels wear 1, 2, and 3 suns (both triangles and suns have the ancient baybayin letter ka (K) in the center) as well as Navy superior officers (Lieutenant Commanders, Commanders and Captains) in their working, duty and combat uniforms respectively.

Gallery


  • AFP Flags
  •  
    Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
  •  
    Flag of the Philippine Army
  •  
    Flag of the Philippine Air Force
  •  
    Flag of the Philippine Navy
  •  
    Flag of the Philippine Marine Corps


  • AFP Service Patches
  •  
    Battledress identification patch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
  •  
    Philippine Army battledress patch
  •  
    Philippine Air Force battledress patch
  •  

    Philippine Marine Corps battledress pocket patch

  •  
    Philippine Navy battledress patch
    (for NAVSOG Personnel in battledress uniform)


  • AFP emblems and patches in the Commonwealth Era
  •  
    Emblem of the Philippine Commonwealth Armed Forces, 1935-1946
  •  
    Shoulder patch of the AFP General Staff, 1946-1965

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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 the Department of National Defense an executive department acting as the principal organ by which military policy is carried out while the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines serves as the overall commander and the highest ranking officer in the AFP Armed Forces of the PhilippinesSandatahang Lakas ng PilipinasSeal of the Philippine Armed ForcesFlag of the Armed Forces of the PhilippinesMotto Protecting the People Securing the State FoundedDecember 21 1935 87 years ago 1935 12 21 Service branches Philippine Army Philippine Air Force Philippine Navy Philippine Marine CorpsHeadquartersCamp General Emilio Aguinaldo Quezon CityWebsitewww wbr afp wbr mil wbr ph wbr index wbr phpLeadershipCommander in ChiefPresident Bongbong MarcosSecretary of National DefenseCarlito G Galvez Jr Chief of StaffGEN Andres C Centino PAVice Chief of StaffLTGEN Arthur M Cordura PAFDeputy Chief of StaffVADM Rommel Anthony S D Reyes PNArmed Forces of the Philippines Sergeant MajorFCMSgt Rogelio O Obillo PN M PersonnelMilitary age18 56 years oldConscriptionNone enforced optional through Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC and Basic Citizen s Military Training BCMT or voluntary serviceAvailable formilitary service46 947 750 2021 1 age 18 56Fit formilitary service38 497 155 2021 1 age 18 56Reaching militaryage annually1 924 868 2021 1 Active personnel143 100 2021 2 Reserve personnel360 000 Ready Reserves 700 000 Total Reserves 2018 3 ExpendituresBudget 222 0 billionUS 4 40 billion 2022 4 Percent of GDP1 17 2021 IndustryDomestic suppliersListGovernment Arsenal Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation Steelcraft Industrial and Development Corporation Asian Armored Vehicle Technologies Corporation FERFRANS Armscor Philippines Joavi Philippines Corporation United Defense Manufacturing Corporation Propmech Corporation Colorado Shipyard Philippine Iron Construction and Marine Works Inc Aces Marine amp Links Industrial Corporation Scan Marine Inc Pacificfortia Marine Technologies Inc Stone of David Corporation Stoneworks Specialist International CorporationRelated articlesHistoryMilitary history of the PhilippinesList of wars involving the PhilippinesList of conflicts in the Philippines List of engagementsPhilippine Revolution Spanish American War Philippine American War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion Communist Insurgencies Vietnam War Gulf War 1989 Coup d Etat United Nations Peacekeeping War on terror International Force East Timor Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines Multi National Force Iraq Iraq War Oakwood mutiny Manila Peninsula siege Spratly Islands Dispute Scarborough Shoal standoff Moro conflict Operation Darkhorse International military intervention against ISIL Battle of Camp Abubakar Battle of Zamboanga 2016 Butig clashes Battle of Marawi Anti piracy operations in Sulu and Celebes SeaRanksMilitary ranks of the PhilippinesCadet rank in the PhilippinesThe Philippines is shown in red The individual countries that are foreign suppliers are shown in blue The remaining European Union members are shown in light blue Founded under the National Defense Act of 1935 while tracing its roots to the Philippine Revolutionary Army the AFP has played an integral part in the country s history The AFP has also been involved in various conflicts such as combatting rebellion against the Communist Party of the Philippines CPP and it s attached organizations the New People s Army NPA and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines NDF and operations against local islamic terrorists in Mindanao The AFP has also been part of various peacekeeping operations around the world as part of its contribution to the United Nations 5 At present military service is entirely voluntary 6 Contents 1 Leadership 2 History 2 1 Creation and the Commonwealth Era 2 2 World War II 2 3 After independence 2 4 Martial law 2 5 EDSA Revolution 2 6 Later 20th Century 2 7 Contemporary history 3 Organization and branches 3 1 Unified commands 3 1 1 Commanders Unified Commands 3 2 AFP wide service support and separate units 3 3 Former branches 3 4 Defunct former commands 4 Reforms and modernization 4 1 Civilianization 4 1 1 Involvement of Civil Society 4 2 Professionalization 4 3 Modernization 4 3 1 Philippine Defense Reform Program 2003 2016 4 4 Fixed Term for key officials 5 National policies 6 Recognition and achievements 7 Ranks 7 1 Five star rank 7 2 Rank insignia 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksLeadership EditCommander in Chief President Bongbong Marcos Secretary of National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr National Security Adviser Secretary Clarita Carlos Presidential Adviser for Military Affairs Secretary Roman A FelixChief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch General Andres Centino Janury 6 2023 8 days Philippine ArmyVice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch Lieutenant General Arthur M Cordura 7 November 24 2022 51 days Philippine Air ForceThe Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Appointed Branch Vice Admiral Rommel Anthony S D Reyes 8 9 February 24 2022 324 days Philippine NavyCommanding General of the Philippine Army Appointed Branch Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner Jr 10 December 7 2021 1 year 38 days Philippine ArmyFlag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy Appointed Branch Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr 11 November 24 2022 51 days Philippine NavyCommanding General of the Philippine Air Force Appointed Branch Major General Stephen Parreno 12 December 20 2022 25 days Philippine Air ForceCommandant of the Philippine Marine Corps Appointed Branch Major General Charlton Sean M Gaerlan August 15 2022 152 days Philippine Marine CorpsArmed Forces of the Philippines Sergeant Major Appointed Branch First Chief Master Sergeant Rogelio O Obillo 13 June 13 2022 215 days Philippine Marine CorpsHistory EditMain articles Military History of the Philippines and Warfare in pre colonial Philippines Pre colonial Philippines maintained local militia groups under the barangay system Reporting to the datu these groups aside from maintaining order in their communities also served as their defense forces With the arrival of Islam the system of defense forces in the Mindanao region s sultanates under Muslim control mirrored those other existing sultanates in the region These local warriors who were in the service of the Sultan were also responsible to qualified male citizens appointed by him During the Spanish colonial period the Spanish Army was responsible for the defense and general order of the archipelago in the land while the Spanish Navy conducts maritime policing in the seas as well as providing naval logistics to the Army The Guardia Civil took police duties and maintaining public order in villages and towns In the early years of Spanish colonial era most of the formations of the army were composed of conquistadors backed with native auxiliaries By the 18th and 19th centuries line infantry and cavalry formations were created composed of mixed Spanish and Filipino personnel as well as volunteer battalions composed of all Filipino volunteers during the later half of the 19th Century Units from other colonies were also levied to augment the existing formations in the Philippines Almost all of the formations of the Spanish Army in the archipelago participated in the local religious uprisings between 17th and 19th centuries and in the Philippine Revolution in 1896 fighting against the revolutionary forces At the peak of the revolution some Filipinos and a few Spaniards in the Spanish Army Guardia Civil and Navy defected to the Philippine Revolutionary Army The Spanish cession of the Philippines in the 1898 Treaty of Paris put the independence of the newly declared Southeast Asian republic in grave danger The revolutionaries were fighting desperately as the American forces already landed in other islands and had taken over towns and villages The Americans established the Philippine Constabulary in 1901 manned by Filipino fighters and used against Gen Aguinaldo who was later captured On April 9 2002 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo proclaimed that the Philippine American War had ended on April 16 1902 with the surrender of General Miguel Malvar 14 Since the beginning of American rule in the Philippines the United States Army had taken the responsibility for the defense of the country in the land and the United States Navy in the seas until the passage of the National Defense Act of 1935 which called for a separate defense force for the Philippines Creation and the Commonwealth Era Edit In accordance with the National Defense Act of 1935 the Armed Forces of the Philippines was officially established on December 21 1935 when the act entered into force 15 Retired U S General Douglas MacArthur was asked to supervise its foundation and training MacArthur accepted the offer and became a Field Marshal of the Philippines a rank no other person has since held 16 Jean MacArthur his wife found the situation amusing and remarked that her husband had gone from holding the highest rank in the United States Army to holding the highest rank in a non existent army President Quezon officially conferred the title of Field Marshal on MacArthur in a ceremony at Malacanan Palace on August 24 1936 when he appeared with a gold marshal s baton and a unique uniform 17 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 18 19 The administration of the military throughout the islands was divided into ten military districts 20 Military District Areas Covered1st North Luzon2nd Lingayen and the Central Plain3rd East Central Luzon Bataan and Zambales4th South Central Luzon including Manila Batangas Palawan and Mindoro5th East and Southeast Luzon and Catanduanes6th Tablas Panay and Marinduque7th Negros8th Bohol and Cebu9th Samar and Leyte10th Mindanao and SuluMacArthur expanded the Army of the Philippines with the revival of the Navy in 1940 and the formation of the Philippine Army Air Corps formerly the Philippine Constabulary Air Corps but they were not ready for combat at the start of the Pacific War in December 1941 and unable to defeat the 1941 42 Japanese invasion of the Philippines World War II Edit In 1940 41 most soldiers of the Philippine military were incorporated in the U S Army Forces Far East USAFFE with MacArthur appointed as its commander USAFFE made its last stand on Corregidor Island after which Japanese forces were able to force all remaining Filipino and American troops to surrender The establishment of the general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army are military station went to the province during the occupation Those who survived the invasion but escaped from the Japanese formed the basis of recognized guerrilla units and ongoing local military force of the Philippine Commonwealth Army that continued the fighting against the enemy all over the islands The Philippine Constabulary went on active service under the Armed Forces of the Philippines during liberation After independence Edit See also History of the Philippines 1946 1965 After Japan was defeated in World War II the Philippines gained its independence in 1946 This was its second independence after the Philippine Declaration of Independence in 1898 The pre war military districts briefly continued to be used for administrating the military 20 until they were reorganized into Military Area Commands in 1946 21 In 1947 the modern AFP first emerged with the upgrade of the PAAC to the Philippine Air Force 1950 saw the creation of the Philippine Marine Corps a naval infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy after then Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay ordered Commodore Ramon Alcaraz to go to study the organization of the U S Marines Alcaraz recommended the creation of the new service earning him the distinction of being the Father of the Philippine Marine Corps 22 During the Korean War from 1951 to 1953 the Philippines sent various AFP battalions known as the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea PEFTOK to fight as part of the US led United Nations Command in liberating South Korea from the invading North Korean troops Throughout this time the AFP had been in conflict with various elements of the Hukbalahap which still known as the huks were reconstituted as the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan Peoples Liberation Army the armed wing of the Marxist Leninist Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas of 1930 PKP 1930 This conflict effectively ended in 1954 with the huks becoming a spent force during the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay 23 44 In 1966 an AFP battalion was also sent into South Vietnam during the Vietnam War to ameliorate the economic and social conditions of its people there AFP units were also sent at the same time to the Spratly Islands 1963 would see the first women join the ranks of the armed forces with the raising of the Women s Auxiliary Corps Martial law Edit Main article Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos President Ferdinand Marcos sought to have a strong personal influence over the Armed Forces as soon as he became president in 1965 24 25 32 holding on to the portfolio of defense secretary in the first thirteen months of his presidency 26 to develop what scholars have noted to be a patronage system within the defense establishment 27 The portfolio afforded him direct interaction with the AFP s leadership and to have a hand in the AFP s day to day operationalization 28 Upon the declaration of martial law in 1972 Marcos used the AFP as what the Davide Commission Report would later call his martial law implementor 29 and one of the vital supports of the regime 29 Upon the announcement of Martial Law in 1972 one of their earliest tasks was that of quickly arresting and containing Marcos political opponents 30 and Marcos hold on power was effectively broken once enough of the Military withdrew their support from him in February 1986 31 Antonio Parlade notes that to get the military to ensure their cooperation Marcos had to expand the military organization and patronize the generals to buy their loyalty 24 32 Marcos oversaw a significant expansion of the AFP which grew from a force of 57 100 in 1971 to a 97 89 percent increase of 113 000 personnel in 1976 a significant increase of over a five year period 29 He also increased the military budget from P880 million in 1972 to P4 billion in 1976 29 Marcos also instituted the AFP Self Reliance Defense Posture SRDP program which was supposed to enable the AFP to construct its own weapons tanks armored vehicles ships gunboats and aircraft locally instead of buying from foreign sources 33 This included citation needed Project Santa Barbara under the Philippine Navy which saw the testing of the Bongbong II MLRS named after Marcos son in 1972 However the project was discontinued before the Marcos administration ended 34 undue weight discuss better source needed The military was given many functions aside from its task of national defense including assisting in the implementation of price controls imposed on key products like corn and rice enforcing the rules of the national corn procurement program assisting in the collection of rural and government bank loans implementing the agrarian reform law and various police functions such as collecting unlicensed firearms and enforcing curfews and suppressing strikes rallies and other demonstrations 29 Marcos carried out the largest reshuffle in the history of the armed forces when he forcibly retired fourteen of the AFP s twenty five flag officers including the AFP Chief of Staff the AFP Vice Chief of Staff the commanding general of the Philippine Army the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary the commanders of all four Constabulary Zones and one third of all Provincial Commanders of the PC 35 Other key officers critical of Marcos such as Commodore Ramon Alcaraz were compelled to leave the service 22 In their place Marcos appointed officers from his home region the Ilocos the most significant of whom had familial connections to Marcos ensuring their familial and regionalistic loyalties to him 28 27 Among the most prominent such appointments were that of General Fabian Ver as commander of the Presidential Security Command in 1965 and AFP chief of staff in 1981 36 37 Juan Ponce Enrile as Secretary of Defense from 1970 to 1986 36 and General Fidel Ramos as chief for the Philippine Constabulary and later as Armed Forces Vice Chief from 1981 to 1986 36 Generals loyal to Marcos were allowed to stay in their positions past their supposed retirement age or were rewarded with civilian government posts 38 This led to a loss of morale among the middle ranks of the AFP because it meant a significant slowdown in promotions and caused many officers to retire with ranks much lower than they would otherwise have earned 28 35 Several cabals of dissatisfied officers eventually formed among the middle ranks of the AFP most notably the Reform the Armed Forces Movement in the early 1980s 35 The Marcos administration is thus considered to have marked a decline for AFP in terms of its traditional values of civilian supremacy and professionalism 39 40 leading to a need for security sector reform during later administrations 40 as per the recommendations of the Davide Commission in 1990 and the Feliciano Commission in 2003 41 42 Civilian 43 44 and military 24 historians alike agree that human rights abuses by the troops became rampant 24 32 during the Marcos administration 24 as documented by international monitoring entities such as Amnesty International 45 Units often specifically cited in these reported incidents include the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group MISG 46 and the 5th Constabulary Security Unit 5CSU 47 of the Philippine Constabulary 48 as well as the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ISAFP 49 The Presidential Security Unit and the National Intelligence and Security Agency NISA were also accused of aiding these activities 50 Aside from human rights abuses these units were also accused of hounding media entities 51 52 corporate management 53 and opposition groups 54 with threats intimidation and violence The Marcos administration also marked the beginnings of at least two long running conflicts that continued to plague later administrations the Moro conflict and the New People s Army conflict 55 The Moro conflict began in earnest in 1968 when short lived organizations such as the Muslim Independence Movement and the Bangsamoro Liberation Organization formed in reaction to news about the Jabidah Massacre 56 57 58 with many of their forces eventually coalescing as the Moro National Liberation Front was formed in 1972 55 56 Meanwhile the Communist Party of the Philippines was formed in 1968 while the New People s Army founded in 1969 55 grew nationwide to a 200 000 strong force citation needed EDSA Revolution Edit See also People Power Revolution Due to what was popularly believed to be electoral fraud during the 1986 Philippine presidential election 59 February 1986 saw a period of uncertainty 60 61 A boycott movement and plans for massive civilian protests were in place 62 During the chaos the Reform the Armed Forces Movement headed by then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile decided to stage a military coup against Marcos 63 The plot was uncovered 64 however and the forces involved became trapped in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City They then sought and received the support of Philippine Constabulary chief and AFP vice chief of staff Lt General Fidel V Ramos in the neighboring Camp Crame but even with Ramos defection their forces were trapped in the two neighboring camps Manila s Catholic Archbishop Jaime Sin went on Radio Veritas and called for people to go to the section of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in between the two camps and help protect the rebel forces 63 Since civilian groups were already planning massive protests in relation to the election results a large crowd was able to gather and prevent Marcos forces from attacking camps Aguinaldo and Crame 61 62 This civilian uprising which would come to be known as the People Power Revolution led to various units of the AFP refusing orders to fire on the camps and the civilians protecting them and led to the removal Marcos from power 65 66 Corazon Aquino was then installed as the new president of the Philippines 67 Shortly after midnight on February 26 five army trucks of troops under the command of Fidel Ramos arrived in Malacanang Palace to secure it after Ferdinand Marcos had left and various individuals had entered it marking the end of Marcos reign and placing the palace under the control of the Provisional Government of the Philippines until a new constitution could be enacted a year later in 1987 68 Later 20th Century Edit See also History of the Philippines 1986 present During Corazon Aquino s administration most of the military units remained loyal to her as she dealt with various coup attempts against her either by military factions that remained loyal to the former dictator 29 135 or by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement 29 The 1989 coup attempt the bloodiest of all coup attempts against her was crushed with US help citation needed Following the 1989 coup attempt President Aquino established a Fact Finding Commission headed by COMELEC Chairman Hilario Davide Jr to investigate and provide a full report on the series of coup attempts 69 70 When it came out The Davide Commission Report recommended several short term and long term counter measures including the establishment of a civilian national police force a crackdown on corruption in the military a performance review of appointive government officials reforms in the process of military promotions a review of election laws in time for the 1992 presidential elections and a definitive statement on the part of Aquino on whether she intended to run for re election in 1992 29 509 530 71 The publication of the recommendations of the report is considered one of the key starting points of security sector reform in the Philippines 40 41 The AFP during her term also launched a massive campaign against the CPP NPA after a brief hiatus and also against the MNLF in the south citation needed In 1991 the major services of the AFP were reduced from four to three when the Philippine Constabulary or PC an AFP major service tasked to enforce the law and to curb criminality was formally merged with the country s Integrated National Police a national police force on the cities and municipalities in the country attached to the PC to become the Philippine National Police thus removing it from AFP control and it was civilianized by a law passed by Congress therefore becoming under the Department of the Interior and Local Government as a result 72 Contemporary history Edit See also History of the Philippines 1986 present In 2000 then President Joseph Estrada ordered the AFP to launch an All Out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front a breakaway group of the MNLF that wants to proclaim Mindanao an independent state In 2001 Estrada was removed from power in the two day Edsa Dos People Power revolt in which the AFP played a key role The revolution installed then vice president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as president Since 2001 the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been active in supporting the War on terror and has been attacking terrorist groups in Mindanao ever since In 2012 the AFP Chief of Staff said that there had been no increase in the number of soldiers over a long period and that the military aimed to hire 30 000 troops in three years 73 In 2013 the AFP managed to stall the attacks of the Moro National Liberation Front in the Zamboanga City crisis as they launch an attack to proclaim the independence of the Bangsamoro Republik In 2016 the AFP clashed with the Maute group on Butig on February and on November of 2016 In 2017 The AFP also clashed with ISIS militants in Marawi calling President Duterte to declare Martial Law under Proclamation No 216 After the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in 2014 the AFP has played a key part in the normalization process with the MILF which includes the decommissioning of MILF combatants and their weapons and the transformation of several camps into productive and resilient communities 74 developing a close working relationship with the Philippine National Police and the MILF Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces BIAF in the pursuit of peace in the Bangsamoro 75 Organization and branches Edit Department of National Defense Building Camp Aguinaldo The 1987 Philippine Constitution placed the AFP under the control of a civilian the President of the Philippines who acts as its Commander in Chief All of its branches are part of the Department of National Defense which is headed by the Secretary of National Defense The AFP has three major services 76 Philippine Army PA Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas Philippine Navy PN Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas Philippine Marine Corps PMC Hukbong Kawal Pandagat ng Pilipinas Philippine Air Force PAF Hukbong Himpapawid ng PilipinasThese three major services are unified under the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines CSAFP who normally holds the rank of General Admiral The AFP Chief of Staff is primarily assisted by The Vice Chief of Staff of the AFP VCSAFP The Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFP TDCSAFP Both normally holding the rank of Lieutenant General Vice Admiral The three highest posts of the AFP are also assisted by the Secretary Joint Staff SJSAFP who serves as the primary executive officer for the AFP Chief of Staff the Vice Chief of Staff and The Deputy Chief of Staff Each of the three major branches are headed by an officer with the following titles Commanding General of the Philippine Army CGPA Lieutenant General Flag Officer in Command FOIC Vice Admiral Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force CGPAF Lieutenant General Commander Unified Commands Lieutenant General Vice Admiral Meanwhile the Chief of Staff of the AFP is also assisted by the 10 following office holders carry the rank of Major General Rear Admiral who serves as the members of the Joint Staff Divisions at the General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo These Joint Staff Divisions are also part of the Joint Staff which is composed of the AFP Chief of Staff the Vice Chief of Staff and The Deputy Chief of Staff The Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel J1 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence J2 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Organization amp Training J3 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics J4 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans J5 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Electronics and Information Systems J6 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations J7 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Education Training and Doctrine J8 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Retirees and Reservists Affairs J9 The Deputy Chief of Staff for Financial Management J10The AFP also comprises the Special Staff which is divided into two separate groups These groups also assist the AFP Chief on their designated fields 77 The Administrative Staff The Inspector General TIG Lieutenant General Vice Admiral The Adjutant General TAG The Judge Advocate General TJAG The Chief Chaplain Service TCCS The Provost Marshal General TPMG The Chief Special Services TCSPS The Chief Historical Activities TCHA The Chief Doctrines Development TCDD The Technical Staff The Chief Engineer The Chief for Ordinance and Chemical Service The Quartermaster General The Surgeon General The Chief NurseThe AFP Chief is also assisted by the following office commanding division sized troops holders carry the rank of Major General Rear Admiral Army Division Commanders Naval Command Commanders Air Command Commanders The Commandant of the Philippine Marine CorpsOn June 19 2020 under the DND Order no 174 the AFP had major changes in renaming its positions in high ranking officials such as the following 78 Chief of Staff of the AFP Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Vice Chief of Staff of the AFP Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs The Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFP Chief of the Joint Staff Commander Unified Command Joint Forces Commander Unified Command Deputy Chief of Staff for functional area J staff Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff for functional area Commanding General of the Philippine Army Chief of the Army Flag Officer in Command Chief of the Navy Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force Chief of the Air ForceHowever the AFP has deferred these title changes a few months later as President Rodrigo Duterte revoked the usage of the position titles and decided to maintain the traditional position titles 79 Unified commands Edit Units from these three services may be assigned to one of six Unified Commands led by each Commander of the Unified Command consisting of different branches from the three branches of the AFP which are multi service regional entities The Unified Commands are responsible in monitoring securing and defending their specific geographical area of operations within the Philippines There are currently six Unified Commands in the AFP with each Commander of the Unified Commands hold the rank of Lieutenant General Vice Admiral and reports directly to the office of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines 80 Northern Luzon Command NOLCOM Ilocos Region Cordillera Administrative Region Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon including the Scarborough Shoal and the Benham Rise Southern Luzon Command SOLCOM Calabarzon Mimaropa excluding Palawan and Bicol Region Visayas Command VISCOM Western Visayas Central Visayas Eastern Visayas Western Command WESCOM Palawan and the Spratly Islands Eastern Mindanao Command EASTMINCOM Davao Region Soccsksargen and the Caraga regions Western Mindanao Command WESTMINCOM Zamboanga Peninsula Northern Mindanao and the BARMM Commanders Unified Commands Edit Commander AFP Northern Luzon Command Appointed BranchLieutenant General Ernesto C Torres 81 January 24 2022 355 days Philippine ArmyCommander AFP Southern Luzon Command Appointed BranchMajor General Efren P Baluyot 82 November 25 2022 50 days Philippine ArmyCommander AFP Visayas Command Acting Appointed BranchMajor General Benedict M Arevalo 83 November 14 2022 61 days Philippine ArmyCommander AFP Western Command Appointed BranchVice Admiral Alberto B Carlos 84 85 January 21 2022 358 days Philippine NavyCommander AFP Eastern Mindanao Command Appointed BranchLieutenant Admiral Greg T Almerol 86 March 8 2021 1 year 312 days Philippine ArmyCommander AFP Western Mindanao Command Acting Appointed BranchBrigadier General Arturo G Rojas 87 October 04 2022 102 days Philippine Marine CorpsAFP wide service support and separate units Edit Several organization wide support services and separate units report directly to the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Headquarters AFP GHQ The units are the AFP General Headquarters amp Headquarters Service Command GHQ amp HSC AFP Joint Task Force National Capital Region AFP JTF NCR Presidential Security Group PSG Philippine Military Academy PMA AFP Education Training and Doctrine Command AFPETDC The organizations under it include Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College AFPCGSC AFP Officer Candidate School AFP Health Service Command The organizations under it include Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center AFPMC Armed Forces of the Philippines Dental Service Center AFPDSC AFP Special Operations Command AFPSOCOM AFP Reserve Command AFPRESCOM AFP Commissary and Exchange Service AFPCES Civil Relations Service AFP CRSAFP Communications Electronics and Information System Service AFP CEISSAFP Intelligence Service AFP ISAFP AFP Doctrine Development Center AFPDDC AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center AFP PKOC Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit CAFGU Former branches Edit The Philippine Constabulary PC was a gendarmerie type para military police force of the Philippines established in 1901 by the United States appointed administrative authority replacing the Guardia Civil of the Spanish colonial regime On December 13 1990 Republic Act No 6975 was approved organizing the Philippine National Police PNP consisting of the members of the Integrated National Police INP and the officers and enlisted personnel of the PC Upon the effectivity of that Act the PC ceased to be a major service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the INP ceased to be the national police and civil defense force 88 On January 29 1991 the PC and the INP were formally retired and the PNP was activated in their place 89 Defunct former commands Edit National Capital Region Command NCRCOM Central Luzon Command CELCOM Central Mindanao Command CENMINCOM Southern Command SOUTHCOM Home Defense Command HDC Internal Defense Command IDC National Development Support Command NADESCOM Reforms and modernization EditMain articles Security sector governance and reform and Security sector governance and reform in the Philippines The AFP is one of the core security actors 41 that are the focus of security sector governance and reform in the Philippines which involves civilianizing professionalizing modernizing and capacitating the Philippine government s security institutions 41 90 91 to align them good governance and to principles such as human rights freedom of information and the rule of civilian law 92 93 This has been a continuing process since the establishment of the Fifth Philippine Republic after the 1986 People Power Revolution 90 before the concept had even been fully defined internationally in the 1990s 94 Civilianization Edit See also Civilian control of the military The need to assert civilian control of the military was a reform agenda which began being addressed almost as soon as Ferdinand Marcos was deposed by the 1986 People Power Revolution within a year of Marcos ouster the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines enshrined the principle of civilian supremacy over the military 95 After the various coup attempts of the 1980s the recommendations of the Davide Commission included the dissolution of the Philippine Constabulary as a service under the AFP resulting in the eventual creation of the civilian Philippine National Police 96 In 1998 Executive Orders 475 and 477 asserting the civilian nature of the Philippine Coast Guard and transferring it from the Philippine Navy to the Department of Transportation and Communications DOTC were signed by President Fidel Ramos 97 In a December 2013 paper for the National Defense College of the Philippines National Security Review former Department of National Defense Undersecretary Rodel Cruz identified some aspects of civilianization which need attention under security sector reform as 41 Increasing civilian capacity for defense management Establishing an active constituency supportive of Security Sector Reform Prudent budget preparation and execution Supporting a local defense industry Intelligent and coherent policy development and execution and the passage of an updated National Defense Act Involvement of Civil Society Edit For the most part oversight of the Philippine state s security actors has fallen on government agencies through the constitutional system of checks and balances most prominently congress and the Commission on Human Rights 95 But civil society organizations have also become involved in civilianizing professionalizing modernizing and capacitating the Philippine state s security institutions depending on how much emphasis each President as Commander in Chief places on civil society engagement 98 Given a greater emphasis on Philippine Defense Reform PDR beginning in 2010 a shift towards engagement with Civil Society Organizations was put in place under the Internal Peace and Security Plan IPSP of 2010 and similar principles were enshrined in the 2016 AFP Development Support and Security Plan DSSP of the next administration 99 However civil society is no longer identified as a major strategic priority under the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap initiated during the Duterte administration as it had been under the 2003 2016 PDR Program 100 Professionalization Edit The AFP went through a number of changes during the 21 years under Ferdinand Marcos notably in terms of the promotion of officers based on loyalty and connections to the president and in terms of being given the task of implementing Martial Law which led to officers being involved in human rights violations and in corruption 41 The years from 1965 to 1986 are thus considered to have marked a decline for AFP in terms of its traditional values of civilian supremacy and professionalism 39 40 leading to a need to actively professionalize the AFP 40 41 The 1990 Davide Commission and 2003 Feliciano Commission made recommendations towards the professionalization of the AFP as early as 1990 and 2003 respectively 39 41 Under the Philippine Defense Reform PDR Program from 2003 to 2016 steps the AFP sought to take towards professionalization included the development of Integrity Development Programs programmatic efforts to improve the quality of service performance continuing development programs for commanders and staff and reforms in the recruitment of enlisted personnel 101 Alongside capability development professionalization of all ranks is one of two strategic priorities identified by the 15 year AFP Transformation Roadmap which replaced the PDR Program during the Duterte administration 100 Modernization Edit Main article AFP Modernization Act Republic Act No 7898 approved on February 23 1995 declared it the policy of the State to modernize the AFP to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the Republic of the Philippines and mandated specific actions to be taken to achieve this end 102 over a 15 year period ending in 2010 103 Republic Act No 10349 approved on December 11 2012 amended RA7898 to establish a revised AFP modernization program 104 lasting another 15 years ending in 2027 103 The act included new provisions for the acquisition of equipment for all the branches of AFP citation needed Philippine Defense Reform Program 2003 2016 Edit Framework of the Philippine Defense Reform Program In October 1999 the Joint Defense Assessment JDA began as a policy level discussion between the Philippine Secretary of National Defense and the US Secretary of Defense An initial JDA report in 2001 provided an objective evaluation of Philippine defense capability During a May 2003 state visit to Washington DC President Arroyo requested U S assistance in conducting a strategic assessment of the Philippine defense system This led to a follow up JDA and formulation of recommendations addressing deficiencies found in the Philippine defense structure 105 The results of the 2003 JDA were devastating The JDA findings revealed that the AFP was only partially capable of performing its most critical missions Moreover the results pointed overwhelmingly toward institutional and strategic deficiencies as being the root cause of most of the shortcomings A common thread in all the lack of strategy based planning that would focus DND AFP on addressing priority threats and link capability requirements with the acquisition process Specifically the 2003 JDA revealed critical deficiencies in the following specific areas 106 Systemic approach to policy planning Personnel management and leadership Defense expenditures and budgeting Acquisition Supply and maintenance Quality assurance for existing industrial base Infrastructure supportDuring a reciprocal visit to the Philippines in October 2003 by U S President Bush he and President Arroyo issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to embark upon a multi year plan to implement the JDA recommendations The Philippine Defense Reform PDR Program is the result of that agreement The JDA specifically identified 65 key areas and 207 ancillary areas of concern These were reduced to ten broad based and inter related recommendations that later became the basis for what became known as the PDR Priority Programs The ten are 107 1 Multi Year Defense Planning System MYDPS 2 Improve Intelligence Operations and Training Capacities 3 Improve Logistics Capacity 4 Professional Development Program 5 Improve Personnel Management System 6 Multi year Capabilities Upgrade Program CUP 7 Optimization of Defense Budget and Improvement of Management Controls 8 Centrally Managed Defense Acquisition System Manned by a Professional Workforce 9 Development of Strategic Communication Capability 10 Information Management Development ProgramFrom the perspective of the Philippine Department of National Defense DND the framework for reforms is based on an environment of increasing economic prowess and a gradually decreasing threat level over time and seeks to make the following improvements 108 1 Address AFP capability gaps to enable the AFP to effectively fulfill its mission 2 Implement capability for seamless interoperability by developing proficiency in the conduct of joint operations eliminating crisis handling by individual major services as done previously 3 improve effectiveness of internal security operations 4 Enhance capability to counter terrorism and other transnational threats 5 Provide sustainment and or long term viability of acquired capabilities 6 Improve cost effectiveness of operations 7 Improve accountability and transparency in the DND 8 Increase professionalism in the AFP through reforms in areas such as promotions assignments and training 9 Increase involvement of AFP in the peace process Steps of the Philippine Defense Reform Program According to the goals stated in the Philippines Defense Reform Handbook The PDR serves as the overall framework to re engineer our systems and re tool our personnel 109 The Philippine Defense Reform follows a three step implementation plan 110 1 Creating the environment for reform 2004 2005 2 Enabling the defense establishment 2005 2007 3 Implementing and institutionalizing reform 2007 2010 On September 23 2003 President Arroyo issued Executive Order 240 streamlining procedures for defense contracts for the expeditious implementation of defense projects and the speedy response to security threats while promoting transparency impartiality and accountability in government transactions Executive Order 240 creating the Office of the Undersecretary of Internal Control in the DND mandated in part to institutionalize reforms in the procurement and fund disbursement systems in the AFP and the DND 111 On November 30 2005 the Secretary of National Defense issued Department Order No 82 DO 82 creating the PDR Board and formalizing the reform organizational set up between the DND and the AFP and defining workflow and decision making processes 112 Funding of the Philippine Defense Reform Program The PDR is jointly funded by the U S and R P governments From 2004 to 2008 funding amounted to 51 8 million from the U S and 514 0 million from the RP 113 Initial planning assumptioned that the 18 year span of reform would encompass a period of steady rise in economic growth coupled with equally steady decline in the military threat from terrorists and separatists Neither of these projections have proven accurate As of 2010 update at the six year mark of PDR the Philippine economy was internally strong but suffering during a period of recession that crippled Philippine purchasing power Worse the threat situation in the Philippines had not improved significantly or as in the case of the Sulu Archipelago was deteriorating 114 During the Arroyo presidency deliberate Rolodexing of senior leadership within the DND and AFP constantly put U S PDR advocates in a position of re winning previously won points and positions and gave U S observers a two steps forward one step back impression of the program As of 2010 update U S observers were uncertain whether Arroyo s successor Benigno Aquino III chosen in Philippine Presidential elections on May 10 2010 will continue the tradition of rapid turnover of senior leadership 115 U S observers have reported that overall progress of the PDR is unmistakable and has clearly struck a wider swath of the Philippine defense establishment than originally hoped However they see some troubling signs that the depth of the PDR s impact may not be as significant as originally desired For example the Philippine legislature continues to significantly underfund the DND and AFP currently at 9 percent of GDP compared to an average of 2 percent worldwide and a 4 percent outlay by the U S Even with full implementation of all the PDR s programs and recommendations the defense establishment would not be able to sustain itself at current funding levels While this can be made up by future outlays as of 2010 update observers see no outward sign the legislature is planning to do so 115 One U S observer likened PDR process to the progress of a Jeepney on a busy Manila avenue explaining a Jeepney moves at its own pace stops unexpectedly frequently changes passengers moves inexplicably and abruptly right and left in traffic but eventually arrives safely 116 President Aquino has promised to implement the PDR program 117 As of 9 March 2011 update a major Philippine news organization tracking performance on his promises evaluated that one as To Be Determined 118 The Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States has not been updated since its signing in 1951 As of 2013 update discussions were underway for a formal U S Philippine Framework Agreement detail how U S forces would be able to operate on Philippine military bases and in Philippine territorial waters to help build Philippine military capacity in maritime security and maritime domain awareness 119 In particular this Framework Agreement would which would increase rotational presence of American forces in the Philippines 120 Longstanding treaties such as the aforementioned 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS of 1982 121 are of great importance to the Philippines in supporting maritime security in particular respectively their legally binding nature provides long term effectiveness for mutual defense cooperation and for the development of the Philippine maritime and archipelagic domain Philippine defense operations are supported in part through U S Section 1206 102 3 million and 1207 16 02 million funds These funds are aimed at carrying out security counterterrorism training and rule of law programs 122 Overall the United States is increasing U S funding for military education and training programs in Southeast Asia The most recent U S Department of Defense budget for the region includes 90 million for programs which is a 50 percent increased from four years ago 123 Defense Secretary Voltaire T Gazmin formally ended the PDR Program on June 23 2016 because the upcoming administration of Rodrigo Duterte which would begin its term later that month had indicated that it wanted to set its own direction for the running of Philippine defense matters 124 Fixed Term for key officials Edit On May 16 2022 the Malacanang Palace announced that the President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law known as Republic Act no 11709 that enables a three year fixed term for key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines such as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines the Commanding General of the Philippine Army the Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force the Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy The Inspector General and for the respective commanders of the Unified Commands Meanwhile junior officers ranging from the ranks of second lieutenant ensign to colonel captain as well as enlisted personnel will be compulsorily retired upon reaching the age of 56 or served a maximum of 30 years of active service while flag officers who reached the rank of brigadier general commodore to lieutenant general vice admiral will have a retirement age of 59 unless named as a commander of the service branch or unified command as defined in the law Under the new law members who will be appointed in the Corps of Professors will be retired upon reaching the age of 60 or the completion of 20 years of active duty while the Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy will have a four year term and will not be eligible to be placed in a higher position such as the Chief of Staff and shall be retired upon reaching the end of their term The law also enables the President of the Philippines to terminate their respective roles before the expiration of their fixed term and has the powers to extend the term of the Chief of Staff in times of war or national emergency matters with the consent of the Congress of the Philippines 125 126 The new law aims to increase the AFP s organizational professionalism and stability in within the institution and will further enhance the AFP s efficiency preparedness and effectiveness to the AFP s mandate The law also aims to lessen the effects of the revolving door policy and eliminating short term duties for the commanders within the ranks 127 National policies EditRecent national policies have shifted the strategic direction of the AFP towards external territorial defense as opposed to previous internal foci Some of the challenges with this change in strategic direction include the uneven distribution of maritime security resources among territorial transnational environmental and humanitarian assistance and disaster response HADR conflicts 128 For example Philippine Executive Order 57 signed in 2011 by President Benigno Aquino III established a central inter agency mechanism for enhancing governance in the country s maritime domain 129 Between 1995 and 2019 the AFP Reserve Manpower in the Philippines totaled 741 937 and 4 384 936 ROTC Cadets 130 Out of the 700 00 reservists 93 062 are ready reserve and 610 586 are standby reserve 131 There are a total of 20 451 with the affiliated reserve units 131 Conflicts over responsibility for maritime surveillance between armed forces continue to underscore the numerous challenges that the TBA faces For example following the expulsion of Ferdinand Marcos from the Philippines in 1986 the Philippine Coast Guard separated from the Philippine Navy resulting in an uneven distribution of resources and jurisdictional confusion 132 Recognition and achievements EditThroughout the years the AFP received numerous recognitions and commendation within the local sectors the national government and in the international community One example is the Philippine Army shooting team wherein the unit was the overall champion in a two week competition held in Australia in 2013 133 The Philippine Army shooting team won 14 gold medals 50 silver medals and two bronze medals in Australian Army Skills at the Arms Meeting AASAM in 2014 134 The 7th Philippine Contingent peacekeepers to the Golan Heights were awarded the prestigious United Nations Service Medal for the performance of their mission 135 Ranks EditMain article Military ranks of the Philippines The officer ranks are as follows 136 137 Rank group General flag officers Field senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet Philippine Army 138 vte General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Philippine Navyvte Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign Philippine Air Force 139 vte General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenantRank group General flag officers Field senior officers Junior officers Officer cadetThese ranks heavily inspired by those of the United States Armed Forces are officially used in the Philippine Army Air Force and Marine Corps The ranks are more frequently referred and addressed in English rather than in Spanish or Tagalog Filipino since English is the working language within the Armed Forces The ranks in the Philippine Navy are similar to the US Navy ranks the only difference is the rank of Commodore in the Philippine Navy is equivalent to the Lower Half Rear Admiral of the US Navy The alternative style of address for the ranks of lieutenant junior grade lieutenant senior grade second lieutenant and first lieutenant are simply lieutenant in English or tenyente or teniente in Tagalog and Spanish respectively A Philippine Marine Corps instructor teaches US Marines Pekiti Tirsia Kali a Philippine martial art during military exercises The ranks of enlisted personnel in Filipino are the same as their U S counterparts with some differences Except in the Marine Corps never used are the ranks of specialist sergeant first class and first sergeant Lance corporal gunnery sergeant and master gunnery sergeant are also never used by the Philippine Marine Corps whose ranks are the same as the Army s Additionally sergeant majors in the AFP are only appointments for senior ranked non commissioned officers NCOs rather than ranks examples of such appointments being the Command Sergeant Major AFP held by a first chief master sergeant or a first master chief petty officer and the Command Master Chief Petty Officer Philippine Navy held by an either MCPO or CMS or a SCPO or SMS In the Philippine Navy they also use enlisted ranks which come from the U S Navy with their specialization e g Master Chief and Boatswain s mate Juan Dela Cruz PN Philippine Navy In effect the AFP uses the pre 1955 US military enlisted ranks with several changes especially in the Navy and in the senior NCO ranks There are no warrant officers in between officer ranks and enlisted ranks The uniqueness of Philippine military ranks can be seen in the current highest ranks of first chief master sergeant for the Army Marine Corps and Air Force and first master chief petty officer for the Navy both created in 2004 and since then have become the highest enlisted rank of precedence Prior first chief sergeant and master chief petty officer were the highest enlisted ranks and rates the former being the highest rank of precedence for Army Air Force and Marine NCOs Today only the rank of first master chief petty officer is unused but the rank of first chief master sergeant is now being applied Five star rank Edit Main article Field Marshal of the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos who acted also as national defense secretary from 1965 to 1967 and 1971 to 1972 issued an order conferring the five star officer rank to the President of the Philippines making himself as its first rank holder citation needed Since then the rank of five star general admiral became an honorary rank of the commander in chief of the armed forces whenever a new president assumes office for a six year term thus making the President the most senior military official 140 The only career military officer who reached the rank of five star general admiral de jure was President Fidel V Ramos USMA 1950 president from 1992 to 1998 who rose from second lieutenant up to commander in chief of the armed forces 141 General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was also made Field Marshal of the Philippine Army with five star rank in 1938 the only person to hold that rank Emilio Aguinaldo the first President of the Philippines holds an equivalent of five star general under the title Generalissimo and Minister Field Marshal as the first commander in chief of the AFP The position is honorary and may be granted to any military officer especially generals or admirals who had significant contributions and showed heroism only in times of war and national defense concerns and emergencies The highest peacetime rank is that of four star general which is being held only by the AFP Chief of Staff However no law specifically establishes the rank of five star general in the Armed Forces of the Philippines unlike in the United States and other countries Rank insignia Edit The AFP like the military forces of Singapore and Indonesia uses unitary rank insignia for enlisted personnel in the form of raised chevrons increasing by seniority save for the Philippine Air Force which uses inverted chevrons from Airman 2nd Class onward only since recently 142 In the Philippine Navy these are supplemented by rating insignia by specialty similar to the United States Navy Like the British and Spanish armed services however senior ranked NCOs especially in the Philippine Navy also wear shoulder rank insignia only on the mess semi dress and dress uniforms and in some cases even collar insignia Like the US military all NCOs wear sleeve stripes to denote years of service in the enlisted ranks Sleeve insignia for enlisted personnel in the Army and the Navy are similar but are different from those used in the US while those in the Marine Corps mirror its US counterpart but with special symbols from Master Sergeants onward adopted in the early 2000s Officer ranks in the AFP are inspired by revolutionary insignia used by the Philippine Army after the 1898 declaration of independence These are unitary rank insignia used in the every day combat duty and technical uniforms both on shoulders and collars the latter in the khaki uniforms of the Navy but in the semi dress dress and mess uniforms are different The Army Air Force and Marine Corps use unitary rank insignia on the shoulder board but the Navy uses the very same rank insignia format as in the US Navy except for the star for Ensigns to Captains in almost all officer uniforms and all general officer and flag officer shoulder boards in the full dress uniform are in gold colored backgrounds with the rank insignia and the AFP seal the star arrangement is the same in the Army Air Force and Marines but is different in the Navy The Navy uses sleeve insignia only on its dress blue uniforms Lieutenants and Captains wear 1 to 3 triangles and Navy Ensigns and Lieutenants junior and senior grades in their working duty and combat uniforms while Majors Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels wear 1 2 and 3 suns both triangles and suns have the ancient baybayin letter ka K in the center as well as Navy superior officers Lieutenant Commanders Commanders and Captains in their working duty and combat uniforms respectively Gallery EditArmed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Navy rigid hull inflatable boats perform a maritime interdiction operation exercise in Manila Bay Philippine Marine Corps push forward after splashing ashore in an amphibious assault vehicle during an exercise NAVSOCOM at the SEACAT 2018 Exercise 002 Soldiers of the Philippine Army 11th Alakdan Infantry Division Sulu Commander Major General William N Gonzales extended his appreciation to the soldiers of the Philippine Army 11th Infantry Division and Joint Task Force Airmen of the 710th Special Operations Wing prepare to jump from a KC 130 during Parachute Operations training Philippine Air Force W 3A Sokol in combat helicopter paint scheme before transferring to search and rescue role Philippine Air Force S 70i Black Hawk Philippine Air Force T129B ATAK Two PAF s FA 50PH fighter jets The BRP Jose Rizal the first purpose built vessel of the Philippine Navy BRP Gregorio del Pilar steam in formation together with BRP Edsa Dos during the sea phase of CARAT Philippines 2013 The BRP Antonio Luna FF 151 Frigate of the Philippine Navy PN Photo taken at the Manila South Harbor The BRP Artemio Ricarte during the 2008 Balikatan exercise Salaknib Exercise 2019 Balikatan 2019 Combined Arms Live Fire at CERAB A LAV 300 vehicle of the Philippine Marine Corps PMC Philippine Army M113A2 FSV 2018 Kalayaan Parade A Philippine Army M113A2 FSV equipped with a UT30 25mm RCWS Philippine Army ATMOS 2000 AFP Flags Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Flag of the Philippine Army Flag of the Philippine Air Force Flag of the Philippine Navy Flag of the Philippine Marine Corps AFP Service Patches Battledress identification patch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army 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