Camp Lukban

Camp Vicente Lukban
Camp Lukban
Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines
Type	Military Base
Site information
Controlled by	Republic of the Philippines
Site history
Built	1988
In use	1988-present
Materials	Concrete and Metal
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines
Garrison information
Current commander	MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP^[1]^[2]
Garrison	8th Infantry Division (Army)

Camp General Vicente Lukban (CGVL) is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is located in the city of Catbalogan in the Philippines. It is located along Pan-Philippine Highway in Brgy 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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Armed Forces of the Philippines

Military Bases of the Philippines

Camps/Forts	Emilio Aguinaldo (Quezon City, Metro Manila) Camp Emilio Jacinto (Santa Cruz, Laguna) Andres Bonifacio (Taguig, Metro Manila) Rigoberto Atienza (Quezon City, Metro Manila) Servillano Aquino (Tarlac) Ramon Magsaysay (Nueva Ecija) Guillermo Nakar (Quezon) Fort Gregorio Del Pilar (Baguio) Camp Edilberto Evangelista (Cagayan de Oro) Camp Lapu-Lapu (Cebu) Camp Navarro (Zamboanga City) Camp Panacan (Davao City) Camp Mateo Capinpin (Tanay) Camp Major Cesar L. Sang-an (Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur) Camp Gen. Macario G. Peralta Jr. (Jamindan, Capiz) Camp Upi (Gamu, Isabela) Camp BGen. Gonzalo H. Siongco (Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat) Camp Vicente Lukban (Catbalogan, Samar) Camp Vicente Lim (Calamba, Laguna) Camp Elias Angeles (Pili, Camarines Sur) Camp O'Donnell (Capas, Tarlac) Camp Natividad (Malaybalay, Bukidnon) Camp Pito Abat (Manaoag, Pangasinan) Camp Gen. Mariano Riego de Dios (Tanza, Cavite)

Air Bases	Jesus Villamor (Pasay, Metro Manila) Danilo Atienza (Cavite) Cesar Basa (Pampanga) Basilio Fernando (Batangas) Antonio Bautista (Palawan) Benito Ebuen (Cebu) Edwin Andrews (Zamboanga City) Rajah Buayan (General Santos) Clark (Angeles, Pampanga)

Bases/Stations	Naval Base Heracleo Alano (Naval Base Cavite) Naval Base Camilo Osias (Naval Operating Base San Vicente) Naval Base Rafael Ramos (Naval Operating Base Mactan) NS Juan Magluyan (Naval Operating Base Batu-Batu) NS Leovigildo Gantioqui (NS San Miguel) NS Ernesto R. Ogbinar (NS Poro Point) NS Julhasan A Arasain (NS Legaspi) NS Narciso Del Rosario (NS Balacbac) NS Apolinario Jalandoon (NS Puerto Princesa) NS Emilio Liwanag (NS Pag-asa) NS Carlito Cunanan (NS Ulugan) NS Alfonso Palencia (NS Guimaras) NS Dioscoro Papa (NS Tacloban) NS Felix Apolinario (NS Davao) NS Romulo Espaldon (NS Zamboanga) NS Jose Francisco (Bonifacio NS) NS Jose Andrada (Fort San Antonio Abad) NS Pascual Ledesma (Fort San Felipe)

Barracks	Rudiardo Brown Marine Barracks (Marine Base Manila) Gregorio Lim Marine Barracks (Marine Base Ternate) Arturo Asuncion Marine Barracks (Zamboanga City) Domingo Deluana Marine Barracks (Marine Base Tawi-Tawi)

Coordinates: 11°47′27″N 124°52′05″E / 11.79086°N 124.86807°E / 11.79086; 124.86807

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Camp Lukban

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