Camp Lukban Explained

Camp Vicente Lukban
Location:Catbalogan, Samar
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:11.7903°N 124.8671°W
Pushpin Map:Visayas#Philippines
Pushpin Label:Camp Lukban
Pushpin Relief:1
Type:Military base
Built:1988
Materials:Concrete and Metal
Used:1988-present
Controlledby: Philippines
Garrison:8th Infantry Division (Army)
Current Commander:MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP[1] [2]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFP announces 4th wave of officers' reshuffle - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos . 2015-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215018/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100818-287561/AFP-announces-4th-wave-of-officers-reshuffle# . 2014-04-26 . dead.
  2. Web site: Office of the President . 2015-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234202/http://www.president.gov.ph/news/pnoy-presides-over-oathtaking-of-newly-promoted-generals-and-flag-officers/# . 2014-04-26 . dead.