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Philippine Army. The Philippine Army (PA) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare and as of 2021 had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers [1] The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine ...
On December 21, 1935, the Army of the Philippines was established. The act set forth the organizational structure of the army and enlistment and mobilization procedures. Philippine Army personnel in Davao. The army's development was slow.
The Philippine Revolutionary Army was founded on March 22, 1897 in Cavite. The armed force of General Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary government, with General Artemio Ricarte as its first Captain General, replaced the Katipunan military. Though the Philippine Army grew out of forces which fought in opposition to and which defeated forces led ...
May 1, 2018 · The Philippine Civic Action Group to Vietnam (PhilCAGV) was sent to South Vietnam on a mission of peace, where army engineers helped build communities and army doctors and nurses provided medical services to the people. Under the leadership of Brigadier General Leoncio S. Tan the Philippine Army established its separate headquarters on 10 July ...
- Prehistoric Period
- Pre-Colonial Period
- Spanish Colonial Period
- Philippine Revolution and Declaration of Independence
- American Colonial Period
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- Edsa Revolution
- Persian Gulf War
- Iraq War
Negritos were among the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, descendants of the first human migrations out of Africa via the coastal route along southern Asia to the now sunken landmasses of Sundaland and Sahul area around 48,000 to 5000 BC. The first Austronesians reached the Philippines at around 2200 BC, settling the Batanes Islands and northern ...
Champa-Sulu War
The Chams who migrated to Sulu were called Orang Dampuan. The Champa Civilization and the port-kingdom of Sulu engaged in commerce with each other which resulted in merchant Chams settling in Sulu where they were known as Orang Dampuan from the 10th–13th centuries. The Orang Dampuan were slaughtered by envious native Sulu Buranuns due to the wealth of the Orang Dampuan. The Buranun were then subjected to retaliatory slaughter by the Orang Dampuan. Harmonious commerce between Sulu and the Oran...
Visayan Raids against China
Antecedent to this raids, sometime between A.D. 1174 and 1190, a traveling Chinese government bureaucrat Chau Ju-Kua reported that a certain group of "ferocious raiders of China's Fukien coast" which he called the "Pi-sho-ye", believed to have lived on the southern part of Formosa. In A.D. 1273, another work written by Ma Tuan Lin, which came to the knowledge of non-Chinese readers through a translation made by the Marquis D'Hervey de Saint-Denys, gave reference to the Pi-sho-ye raiders, thou...
Resistance movements by Madja-as
According to legend, the Kedatuan of Madja-as (c.1200–1569) was founded following a civil war in collapsing Srivijaya, wherein loyalists of the Malay datus of Srivijaya defied the invading Chola dynasty and its puppet-Rajah, called Makatunao, and set up a remnant state in the islands of the Visayas. Its founding datu, Puti, had purchased land for his new realms from the aboriginal Ati hero, Marikudo. Madja-as was founded on Panay island (named after the destroyed state of Pannai and settled b...
Early Spanish Conquest
1. Battle of Manila (1570) 2. Battle of Bangkusay Channel 3. Siege of Cainta (August 1571)
Major Revolts
1. Dagami Revolt (1567) 2. Manila Revolt (1574) 3. Conspiracy of the Maharlikas (1587–1588) 4. Dingras Revolt (1589) 5. Cagayan Revolt (1589) 6. Magalat Revolt (1596) 7. Igorot Revolt (1601) 8. Irraya or Gaddang Revolt (1621) 9. Bankaw revolt (1621–1622) 10. Sumuroy Revolt (1649–1650) 11. Palaris Revolt (1762–1765) 12. Cavite Mutiny (1872)
Moro campaign
1. Battle of Cebu (1569) 2. Spanish-Moro Incident (1570) 3. Jolo Jihad (1578–1580) 4. Cotabato Revolt (1597) 5. Spanish-Moro Incident (1602) 6. Basilan Revolt (1614) 7. Kudarat Revolt (1625) 8. Battle of Jolo (1628) 9. Sulu Revolt (1628) 10. Lanao Lamitan Revolt (1637) 11. Battle of Punta Flechas (1638) 12. Sultan Bungsu Revolt (1638) 13. Mindanao Revolt (1638) 14. Lanao Revolt (1639) 15. Sultan Salibansa Revolt (1639) 16. Corralat Revolt (1649) 17. Spanish-Moro Incident (1876)
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution began in August 1896, upon the discovery of the anti-colonial secret organization Katipunan by the Spanish authorities. The Katipunan, led by Andrés Bonifacio, was a secessionist movement and shadow government spread throughout much of the islands whose goal was independence from Spain through armed revolt. In a mass gathering in Caloocan, the Katipunan leaders organized themselves into a revolutionary government and openly declared a nationwide armed revolution. Bon...
Spanish–American War
The first battle in the Philippine theater was in Manila Bay, where, on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey, commanding the United States Asiatic Squadron aboard the USS Olympia, in a matter of hours, defeated the Spanish squadron, under Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón. Dewey's force sustaining only a single casualty—a heart attack aboard one of his vessels. After the battle, Dewey blockaded Manila and provided transport for Emilio Aguinaldo to return to the Philippines from exile in Hong...
Philippine–American War
The Philippine–American War[b] was a conflict between the United States and the First Philippine Republic from 1899 through at least 1902, when the Filipino leadership generally accepted American rule. A Philippine Constabulary organized in 1901 to deal with the remnants of the insurgent movement and gradually assumed the responsibilities of the United States Army. Skirmishes between government troops and armed groups lasted until 1913, and some historians consider these unofficial extensions...
World War I
In 1917 the Philippine Assembly created the Philippine National Guard with the intent to join the American Expeditionary Force. By the time it was absorbed into the National Army it had grown to 25,000 soldiers. However, these units did not see action.The first Filipino to die in World War I was Private Tomas Mateo Claudio who served with the U.S. Army as part of the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe. He died in the Battle of Chateau Thierry in France on June 29, 1918.The Tomas Claudio...
World War II
The first Filipino military casualty during the Second World War was serving as an aviator with British forces. First Officer Isidro Juan Paredes of the Air Transport Auxiliary was killed on November 7, 1941, when his aircraft overshot a runway and crashed at RAF Burtonwood. He was buried at Great Sankey (St Mary) Churchyard Extension, but later repatriated to the Philippines.Paredes Air Station in Ilocos Norte, was named in his honor. 1. Battle of Agusan 2. Battle of Balantang 3. Battle of B...
The Philippines joined the Korean War in August 1950. The Philippines sent an expeditionary force of around 7,500 combat troops. This was known as the Philippine Expeditionary Forces To Korea, or PEFTOK. It was the 4th largest force under the United Nations Command then under the command of US General Douglas MacArthur that were sent to defend Sout...
The Philippines was involved in the Vietnam War, supporting civil and medical operations. Initial deployment in 1964 amounted to 28 military personnel, including nurses, and 6 civilians. The number of Filipino troops who served in Vietnam swelled to 182 officers and 1,882 enlisted personnel during the period 1966–1968. This force was known as the P...
On February 22, 1986, former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff and chief of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) (now the Philippine National Police) Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos withdrew their support for President Ferdinand Marcos and led the EDSA Revolution by Corazon Aquino (Ninoy's widow). ...
The Philippines sent 200 medical personnel to assist coalition forces in the liberation of Kuwaitfrom the stranglehold of Iraq then led by Saddam Hussein.
The Philippines sent 60 medics, engineers and other troops to assist in the invasion of Iraq. The troops were withdrawn on the 14th of July, 2004, in response to the kidnapping of Angelo dela Cruz, a Filipino truck driver. When insurgent demands were met (Filipino troops out of Iraq), the hostage was released. While in Iraq, the troops were under P...
Mar 24, 2006 · The forces that would form the future army would largely come from the Philippine Scouts (PS). The first of such units was created in 1899 to reinforce US troops in the US-Philippine War. In 1919 until 1920, the Philippine Scouts were regrouped into the 43rd, 45th and 57th Infantry Regiments; 24th and 25th Artillery Regiment; and the 26th ...
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On July 10, 1957, the Philippine Army established its headquarters under the leadership of Brigadier General Leoncio S. Tan. The onset of the sixties ushered an expansion of the army's roles, which include participation in the socio-economic programs of the country, among others. To achieve greater flexibility and effectiveness, infantry ...
