Camp Aguinaldo

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

Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo
Quezon City, Philippines
General Headquarters Building of the AFP at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Philippines
Site history
Built1935
In use1935-present
MaterialsConcrete and Metal
Battles/wars
Garrison information
Current
commander		 BGEN Remegio De Vera, AFP[1][2]
Garrison Department of National Defense
Gate of Camp Aguinaldo.

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

History
Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Heroes Memorial)

Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935. Initially known as Camp Murphy, that includes Zablan Field, in honor of the first American high commissioner Frank Murphy. It was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the Philippines’ first President.[3][4] The Philippine Constabulary General Service Battalion was the first to use the camp in January 1935. In December of that year, the National Defense Act paved the way for the formation of the Philippine Army.[5] It also designated the Philippine Constabulary as the Army Constabulary Division,[6][5] which maintains its peacekeeping mission under the DND.

In June 1938, the Army Constabulary Division was separated from the Philippine Army and was reformed to become the National Police Force under the Department of Interior.[7]

After World War II, Camp Murphy was divided into two camps - Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo. While the Zablan field's former Japanese runways forms the roads of White Plains Avenue and a portion of Katipunan Avenue, just in front of White Plains subdivisions.[8]

GHQ Security Escort Battalion render honors for United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen at the Camp Aguinaldo Grandstand and Parade Ground.

November 21, 2013, Civic Groups and Volunteers are being transferred to Camp Emilio Aguinaldo from Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. It is done to give more storage spaces for those who are part of Oplan Salubong. All relief supports including food, medical and transportation services will be transferred to Camp Aguinaldo together with the DSWD in the benefit of Typhoon Yolanda survivors.[9][10][11][12]

In March 2019, the DOTr announced that the Katipunan station of the Metro Manila Subway is planned to be built underneath a portion of the camp's property, along the intersection of Katipunan Avenue and Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue, in order to boost property values in the area and generate investments for the government .[13]

Lately, the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Heroes Memorial) was built in honor to every Filipino soldier.

See also

References
Citations
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Republic Act No. 4434". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. Yenne, Bill (19 Sep 2019). MacArthur’s Air Force: American Airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941–51. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-3322-8. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History. U.S. Army Center of Military History. 1989. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. Chaffee, Frederic H.; Studies, American University (Washington, D. C. ) Foreign Area (1969). Area Handbook for the Philippines. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 369. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Pacific Wrecks". Pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Fire hits ISAFP building in Camp Aguinaldo". ABS-CBN News.
  11. "The Manila Times". The Manila Times.
  12. "Camp Aguinaldo Golf Course". Golfadvisor.com.
  13. "6 subway stations to rise on gov't properties". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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