Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo | |
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Quezon City, Philippines | |
General Headquarters Building of the AFP at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
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Type | Military Base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Philippines |
Site history | |
Built | 1935 |
In use | 1935-present |
Materials | Concrete and Metal |
Battles/wars | |
Garrison information | |
Current commander |
BGEN Remegio De Vera, AFP |
Garrison |
Department of National Defense
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Department of National Defense
Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo (CGEA) is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is located in Quezon City in the Philippines. It is located along Epifanio de los Santos Ave. (or EDSA), in front of Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The military base is named after the revolutionary leader, Emilio Aguinaldo who became the first Philippine President, that fought in the Philippine Revolution, the Spanish–American and the Philippine–American War.
Camp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935. Initially known as Camp Murphy, that includes Zablan Field, in honor of the first American high commissioner Frank Murphy, it was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the Philippines’ first President.