| Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo | |
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Kampo Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| Quezon City, Philippines | |
 General Headquarters Building of the AFP at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base |
| Controlled by |  Philippines |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1935 |
| In use | 1935–present |
| Materials | Concrete and Metal |
| Battles/wars | |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander |  BGen Armand F. Arevalo, PA |
| Garrison | .svg) Department of National Defense
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Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo (CGEA; formerlyCamp Murphy), also known asCamp Aguinaldo, is the site of the general headquarters (GHQ) of theArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
It is located inQuezon City alongEDSA, a major thoroughfare of the metropolis, to which it is acrossCamp Crame, the national headquarters (NHQ) of thePhilippine National Police (PNP). Themilitary installation is named after Philippine revolutionary leaderEmilio Aguinaldo, who became the firstPhilippine president and fought in thePhilippine Revolution, theSpanish–American War, and thePhilippine–American War.
The combined areas of both Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame covers a total land area of 220 hectares (2.2 km2), with 34 hectares (0.34 km2) being part of a deed of donation from the Ortigas and Company Partnership Limited in the 1950s. The company had originally acquired these lands as estate holdings from theAugustinian Order, such as theHacienda de Mandaluyon.[1]
Camp Aguinaldo occupies 178.7 hectares (1.787 km2) of this total area,[2] of which 152.5 hectares (1.525 km2) hectares were purchased by the government and the remaining 26.2 hectares (0.262 km2) hectares were donated by Ortigas and Company.[3][4]
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Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935, as Camp Murphy, includingZablan Field, which acted as anairstrip. It was then part ofSan Juan,Rizal. It was named in honor of the firstAmericanHigh Commissioner to the PhilippinesFrank Murphy. It was renamed Camp GeneralEmilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the first president of the Philippines.[5][6] ThePhilippine ConstabularyGeneral Service Battalion was the first to use the camp in January 1935. In December of that year, the National Defense Act paved the way for the formation of thePhilippine Army.[7] It also designated thePhilippine Constabulary as the Army Constabulary Division,[8][7] which maintains its peacekeeping mission under the DND.
In June 1938, the Army Constabulary Division was separated from thePhilippine Army and was reformed to become the National Police Force under theDepartment of Interior.[9]
AfterWorld War II, Camp Murphy was divided into two camps—Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo. The Zablan Field's former Japanese runways now forms the roads of White Plains Avenue and a portion of Katipunan Avenue, just in front of White Plains subdivisions.[10] The camp was transferred to the jurisdiction ofQuezon City in 1941,[11][12] and briefly became part of theCity of Greater Manila, resulting from Quezon City's merger with Manila and several Rizal towns, from 1942 to 1945.[13][14]
During theEDSA Revolution in February 1986, Camp Aguinaldo, along withCamp Crame, were targeted by theReform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) - a cabal of disgruntled officers of theArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led by RAM founder Col.Gringo Honasan as key strategic facilities to restrict counteroffensive from Marcos-loyal troops as a part of acoup attempt against Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, however the coup was quickly uncovered and was ultimately aborted.[15]
On November 21, 2013, Civic Groups and Volunteers were to be transferred to Camp Emilio Aguinaldo fromVillamor Air Base in Pasay. It was done to give more storage spaces for those who were part ofOplan Salubong. All relief supports including food, medical and transportation services were to be transferred to Camp Aguinaldo together with the DSWD in the benefit ofTyphoonYolanda survivors.[16][17][18][19]
In March 2019, theDOTr announced that theKatipunan station of the Metro Manila Subway is planned to be built underneath a portion of the camp's property, along the intersection ofKatipunan Avenue andCol. Bonny Serrano Avenue, in order to boost property values in the area and generate investments for the government .[20]
Camp Aguinaldo | |
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Barangay | |
  Camp Aguinaldo | |
| Coordinates:14°36′22″N121°03′54″E / 14.6061°N 121.0650°E /14.6061; 121.0650 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Quezon City |
| District | 3rd District |
| Established | June 25, 1975[21] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay captain | Gregorio R. Tolentino[22] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[24] | |
• Total | 3,269 |
| • Density | 1,790/km2 (4,630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Postal Code | 1110[25] |
| Area code | 2 |
| PSGC | 137404019 |
The military installation is situated in its ownadministrative division as abarangay ofQuezon City, known asBarangay Camp Aguinaldo. Prior to this, Camp Aguinaldo was part ofBarangay Socorro until the namesake barangay was created through Executive Order No. 29 signed byMayorNorberto S. Amoranto on June 25, 1975. At the time of creation, the barangay had 250 households and a voting population of 800 people.[23]
The land boundaries of Barangay Camp Aguinaldo are defined byBoni Serrano Avenue (formerly known as Santolan Road) to the north,EDSA to the west, White Plains Avenue to the south, and the eastern perimeter of the base to the east.[21] Some non-military establishments can be found near the northern boundary with Barangay Socorro along Boni Serrano Avenue, such as the Saint Ignatius de Loyola Parish Church and the Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo High School.
Its barangay hall can be located at the intersection of Road 3 and Gozar Street.[21]
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