Armed Forces of the Philippines

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Philippines flagPhilippines flag Armed Forces of the Philippines
Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
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Commander in Chief : Rodrigo Duterte
Military strength
Active soldiers: 106,000
Reservists: 131,000
Conscription: No
Resilient population: approx. 41.57 million (men and women, ages 16–49; 2010)
Eligibility for military service: Age 17 and over
household
Military budget: US $ 899 million (2007)
Share of gross domestic product : 1.19% (2012)
history

The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( Filipino : Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas , English : Armed Forces of the Philippines , abbreviated AFP ) are the military of the Republic of the Philippines .

history

1897-1902

In the Philippine-American War , an independence movement led by the Katipunan fought for a national republic under President Emilio Aguinaldo and against the colonial power of the USA. On March 22, 1897, the Philippine Armed Forces were founded in Cavite whose leadership was initially taken over by General Artemio Ricarte and was replaced by General Antonio Luna in January 1899 . Luna later became chief of operational warfare and also founded the first military academy in Malolos in the province of Bulacan . Luna was shot dead by Aguinaldo's officers in June of the same year. After President Aguinaldo was captured by US soldiers in 1901 and the young armed forces suffered severe losses, the soldiers were only able to carry out guerrilla actions before this resistance also died out by the end of 1902 and the country was occupied by US soldiers. About a million Filipinos (20% of the total population) were killed during this time. During the US colonial era, US forces waged a war in the country from 1904 to 1913 to control Moro Province in the southern Philippines. In 1913 this war was also decided in favor of the USA.

1935-1945

In 1935, partial autonomy was decided for the Philippines with the aim of independence by 1945. By the Commonwealth Congress passed the National Defense Act, Commonwealth Act No. 1, from December 21, 1935 the new armed forces were also established for the Commonwealth of the Philippines . The Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack on the Philippines on December 8, 1941 . The Commonwealth government then handed the Philippine Army over to the command of the Far Eastern US armed forces , which were supposed to counteract the Japanese campaign of conquest. Manila was declared an Open City to protect it from destruction and it was finally occupied by the Japanese on January 2, 1942 . In the meantime there was fighting against the Japanese occupiers all over the island state, such as the Battle of Bataan , the Battle of Corregidor and the Battle of Leyte , before the combined American-Philippine forces finally surrendered in May 1942. The resistance in the Philippines continued, however. One of the guerrilla groups , the Hukbalahap movement (the "People's Army against the Japanese"), consisted of 30,000 armed fighters and controlled much of central Luzon . Remnants of the Philippine army relied on guerrilla warfare. The success of this campaign was the liberation of twelve of the fourteen provinces of the Philippines . On October 20, 1944 , the Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte and started the liberation of the archipelago , which was followed by other landing forces. The fighting continued until the formal surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945 . The total estimated number of Filipino casualties was close to one million and the capital Manila was largely destroyed after the war. After the Philippines campaign, the Commonwealth was restituted for a year in preparation for independence.

After 1945

After the country's independence in 1946, the Philippine armed forces were from 23 December 1950 restructured and formed the armed services Army , Navy , Air Force and paramilitary gendarmerie .

Armed forces

army

The Philippine Army (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas , English: Philippine Army , abbreviated PA ) has a personnel strength of 66,000 men and is thus the largest branch of the armed forces of the Philippines. The Army's current orderly weapon is the Colt M4 .

marine

The corvette BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37)

The Philippine Navy (Filipino: Hukbóng Dagat ng Pilipinas , English: Philippine Navy , abbreviated PN ) was set up on March 20, 1898 and has a manpower of 24,000 active soldiers. These consist of about 13,000 Marines and about 7,500 Marines . The fleet consists of 101 vehicles.

Aircraft

Status: end of 2013

Aircraft origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Planes
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Maritime patrol 4th
helicopter
Agusta A109 ItalyItaly Italy Light multipurpose helicopter 8th
Bölkow Bo 105 GermanyGermany Germany Light multipurpose helicopter 4th

air force

The Philippine Air Force (Filipiono: Hukbóng Himpapawid ng Pilipinas , English: Philippine Air Force , abbreviated PAF ) has a staff of 16,000 men and is equipped with 40 aircraft and 95 helicopters.

Planes

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Aircraft origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Warplanes
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Multipurpose fighter FA-50
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco United StatesUnited States United States light attack and reconnaissance aircraft OV-10C 8th
Transport and training aircraft
Lockheed C-130 Hercules United StatesUnited States United States Transport plane C-130B
C-130H 		3
Fokker F-27 Friendship NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Transport plane 2
GAF N-22B Nomad AustraliaAustralia Australia Transport plane 1
Aero Commander 500 United StatesUnited States United States Turbo Commander 1
Aermacchi S-211 ItalyItaly Italy Beam trainer 5
Aermacchi SF-260 ItalyItaly Italy Training aircraft 20th

helicopter

Status: end of 2013

Aircraft origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec European UnionEuropean Union European Union Multipurpose helicopter 4th
Agusta A109 ItalyItaly Italy Light multipurpose helicopter
Bell 205 United StatesUnited States United States Light multipurpose helicopter 8th
Bell 212 United StatesUnited States United States Light multipurpose helicopter 2
MD500 United StatesUnited States United States 25th
Sikorsky S-76 Spirit United StatesUnited States United States Multipurpose helicopter 10
Bell UH-1 Iroquois United StatesUnited States United States Light multipurpose helicopter UH-1H
UH-1V 		42
PZL W-3 Sokół PolandPoland Poland Medium-weight multipurpose helicopter 8th

Commanding generals of the army

The Commanding General of the Army (Commanding General of the Philippine Army) is the commander of the army (Philippine Army) , the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Term of office Commanding general
March 22, 1897 - January 22, 1899 Artemio Ricarte
January 23, 1899 - June 5, 1899 Antonio Luna
January 11, 1936 - May 5, 1936 José de los Reyes
May 6, 1936 - December 31, 1936 Paulino Santos
January 1, 1939 - November 7, 1945 Basilio J. Valdes
November 8, 1945 - December 20, 1945 -
December 21, 1945 - December 21, 1948 Rafael Jalandoni
December 21, 1948 - January 15, 1951 Mariano N. Castañeda
January 15, 1951 - December 29, 1953 Calixto Duque
December 30, 1953 - December 29, 1956 Jesus M. Vargas
December 29, 1956 - June 1, 1957 Alfonso Arellano
June 1, 1957 - June 12, 1958 Leoncio S. Tan
June 12, 1958 - August 1, 1960 Tirso G. Fajardo
August 1, 1960 - September 16, 1962 Alfredo M. Santos
September 16, 1962 - January 1, 1963 Dominador F. Garcia
January 1, 1963 - August 31, 1963 Ricardo J. Papa
August 31, 1963 - June 1, 1964 Ernesto S. Mata
June 1, 1964 - June 23, 1964 Rigoberto J. Ateinza
June 23, 1964 - September 28, 1965 -
September 28, 1965 - December 1, 1965 Patricio R. Monzon
December 1, 1965 - January 25, 1966 Silvino R. de Goma
Jan. 25, 1966 - January 13, 1967 Santos S. Garcia
Jan. 13, 1967 - May 29, 1968 Romeo C. Espino
May 29, 1968 - June 30, 1969 Ruben M. Maglaya
June 30, 1969 - January 16, 1972 Rafael M. Ileto
January 16, 1972 - March 27, 1976 Rafael Z. Zagala
March 28, 1976 - March 28, 1981 Fortunato Abat
March 29, 1981 - February 28, 1986 Josephus G. Ramas
February 28, 1986 - July 1, 1987 Rodolfo A. Canieso
July 2, 1987 - March 30, 1988 Restituto C. Padilla
March 30, 1988 - July 26, 1989 Mariano P. Adalem
July 26, 1989 - March 1, 1990 Manuel V. Cacanando
March 1, 1990 - January 11, 1991 Guillermo G. Flores
January 11, 1991 - April 11, 1991 Lisandro C. Abadia
April 11, 1991 - April 15, 1994 Arturo T. Enrile
April 15, 1994 - February 20, 1995 Romulo F. Yap
February 20, 1995 - January 25, 1996 Orlando V. Soriano
January 25, 1996 - December 31, 1997 Clemente P. Mariano
January 5, 1998 - May 3, 1999 Raul S. Urgello
May 3, 1999 - July 13, 1999 Angelo T. Reyes
July 13, 1999 - October 22, 2000 Voltaire T. Gazmin
October 22, 2000 - March 17, 2001 Diomedio P. Villanueva
March 17, 2001 - April 2, 2002 Jaime de los Santos
April 3, 2002 - November 14, 2002 Dionisio R Santiago
November 14, 2002 - January 6, 2003 Gregorio M. Camiling, Jr.
January 6, 2003 - November 3, 2004 Efren L. Abu
November 3, 2004 - August 17, 2005 Generoso S. Senga
August 17, 2005 - July 22, 2006 Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr.
July 22, 2006 - August 24, 2007 Romeo P. Tolentino
August 24, 2007 - May 12, 2008 Alexander B. Yano
May 12, 2008 - May 4, 2009 Victor S. Ibrado
May 4, 2009 - March 12, 2010 Dolphin N. Bangit
since March 12, 2010 Reynaldo B. Mapagu
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See also

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ CIA - The World Factbook
  2. ↑ www.ops.gov.ph ( Memento of October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) PGMA's Speech during the 105th Founding Anniversary of the Philippine Navy - PN Headquarters Naval Air Group Hangar ll Sangley Point, Cavite City, May 27, 2003. Accessed February 10, 2015
  3. ↑ www.globalsecurity.org . Accessed February 10, 2015
  4. ↑ tagaloglang.com . Accessed February 10, 2015
  5. ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).
  6. ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).
  7. ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).