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Camp Aguinaldo is the national headquarters
Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities....
 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force. The AFP is a volunteer military and has a total active strength of 113,500 with 131,000 personnel in reserve....
 (AFP) and is located in Quezon City
Quezon City

Quezon City , is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the Cities of the Philippines and Philippine municipality that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region....
. It is located close to the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police
Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines....
 (PNP). The camp is named after Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo

General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Philippines general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role in Philippine independence during the Philippine Revolution against Spain and the Philippine-American War that resisted United States occupation....
, the first president of the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
.

Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935 as Camp Murphy
Camp Murphy

Camp Murphy may refer to:* Camp Murphy Southern Signal Corps School, a secret US military radar school* The Melbourne Cricket Ground, occupied by the US military during World War II...
. It was named in honor of Frank Murphy, the last Governor General of the Philippines who subsequently became the first American High Commissioner after the first Philippine Commonwealth Government was established.

In June 1965, by virtue of Republic Act 4434, Camp Murphy was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in honor of the first Philippine President.

The camp has a total land area of 178 hectares.






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Camp Aguinaldo is the national headquarters
Headquarters

Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities....
 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force. The AFP is a volunteer military and has a total active strength of 113,500 with 131,000 personnel in reserve....
 (AFP) and is located in Quezon City
Quezon City

Quezon City , is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the Cities of the Philippines and Philippine municipality that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region....
. It is located close to the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police
Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines....
 (PNP). The camp is named after Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo

General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Philippines general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role in Philippine independence during the Philippine Revolution against Spain and the Philippine-American War that resisted United States occupation....
, the first president of the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
.

Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935 as Camp Murphy
Camp Murphy

Camp Murphy may refer to:* Camp Murphy Southern Signal Corps School, a secret US military radar school* The Melbourne Cricket Ground, occupied by the US military during World War II...
. It was named in honor of Frank Murphy, the last Governor General of the Philippines who subsequently became the first American High Commissioner after the first Philippine Commonwealth Government was established.

In June 1965, by virtue of Republic Act 4434, Camp Murphy was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in honor of the first Philippine President.

The camp has a total land area of 178 hectares. It requires a length of 23,104 meters of power lines and 15,030 meters of water lines to address the electrical and water system of the camp respectively.

Likewise, a total length of the camp main thoroughfare roads and road nets extends up to 19,307 meters. This roads provide access to a population of 5,421 personnel living inside Camp Aguinaldo.

Aside from the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, it also serves as the home to the Department of National Defense (DND), National Capital Regional Command (NCRCOM), National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), Armed Forces Reserve Command (AFPRESCOM), AFP Command and General Staff College (AFPCGSC), Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) and the Anti-Crime Task Force (ACTAF).

Likewise, other institutions such as the Armed Forces & Police Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI), Armed Forces of the Philippines Retirement and Separation System (RSBS), Armed Forces & Police Mutual Benefit Association, Inc (AFPMBAI) and Armed Forces & Police General Insurance Corporation (AFPGEN) are also located in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

See also

  • Camp Murphy, Zablan Airfield, Camp Aguinaldo http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/philippines/zablan/index.html
  • Philippine Constabulary
    Philippine Constabulary

    The 'Philippine Constabulary' was the oldest of the four service commands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was a gendarmerie type para-military police force of the Philippines established in 1901 by the United States-appointed administrative authority....
  • Philippine Military Academy
    Philippine Military Academy

    The Philippine Military Academy is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was established as the "Officers' School of the Philippine Constabulary" on February 17, 1905 at Intramuros, Manila, but was relocated on September 1, 1908 at Baguio City....
  • Military history of the Philippines
    Military history of the Philippines

    Pre-Colonial Period...
  • Military history of the Philippines during World War II
    Military history of the Philippines during World War II

    In September 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan had allied under the Tripartite Pact. In July 1940 the United States banned the shipment of aviation gasoline to Japan, and by 1941 shipments of scrap iron, steel, gasoline, and other materials had practically ceased....