Camp Lukban

Camp Vicente Lukban
Catbalogan, Samar in Philippines
Camp Lukban is located in Visayas
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban is located in Philippines
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban
Coordinates11°47′25″N 124°52′02″E / 11.79026°N 124.86709°E / 11.79026; 124.86709
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Philippines
Site history
Built1988
In use1988–present
MaterialsConcrete and Metal
Battles/wars
Garrison information
Current
commander		MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP[1][2]
Garrison8th Infantry Division (Army)

Camp General Vicente Lukban (CGVL) is a military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) located in Catbalogan, Samar. It is situated along the Pan-Philippine Highway in Barangay Maulong. The military base is named after the Filipino Military General, Vicente Lukbán, a Filipino officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the politico-military chief of Samar and Leyte during the Philippine–American War.

History

Camp Lukban was established on August 1, 1988, to serve as the headquarters of the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is a known officially as the Stormtroopers Division.

See also

References

  1. ^ "AFP announces 4th wave of officers' reshuffle - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. ^ "Office of the President". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-05.