Philippine Navy Reserve Command

Naval Reserve Command Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Pandagat Comando de la Reserva de Armada
Coat of Arms of the Naval Reserve Command
Active	12 May 1993 - Present
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	Republic of the Philippines
Branch	Philippine Navy
Type	Naval & Marine Reserve Force
Role	Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Combat Support & Service Support, Force Multiplier, Training, Disaster Rescue & Relief, and Community Service
Size	120,000+ in Ready Reserve Status, 50,000+ in Standby Reserve Status
Part of	Under the Philippine Navy
Garrison/HQ	Fort Santiago Naval Reserve Base, Manila City, NCR
Nickname(s)	NAVRESCOM RESCOM
Anniversaries	12 May
Decorations	Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Alvin A Parreño AFP
Insignia
Unit Patch	NAVRESCOM Emblem

The Naval Reserve Command, known officially as the NAVRESCOM or RESCOM, (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Pandagat) (PPKHP) is one the Philippine Navy's Major Support Commands created for the sole purpose of Reserve Force management, procurement, and organization.

By 1935, the Philippine Commonwealth, under the leadership of President Manuel Luis Quezon enacted the very first legislature of his government. Commonwealth Act Nr. 01 ensured that Philippines will be prepared to thwart off any invasion or aggression of some sort by any nation, or entity and thus called upon its citizens to provide manpower to then fledgling Philippine Army. The National Defense Act of 1935 heralded the creation of what would be the Armed Forces of the Philippines and very first documented account of voluntary citizen enlistment.

Reservists fought hard during the 1940s and saw action on almost all parts of the country in World War II. Regular and reserve members of then Philippine Army/ Philippine Army Air Corps (the forerunner for the Phil Air Force), the Philippine Constabulary, and the Philippine Offshore Patrol (what would become the Phil Navy later on.) were incorporated with US units and rallied under the banner of the USAFFE.

Post World War II saw the re-organization of the AFP and the further need to rebuilt the defense of the nation. Reserve units were then organized to Battalion Combat Teams with the sole purpose of force augmentation in the eventuality that another world war ensues.

1991 saw the birth of a new reserve force when Republic Act 7077 (Reservists Act of 1991) was signed into law on July 1, 1991. This new legislation directed the AFP to organize and create units with the sole purpose of reservists management.

Training is one of the primary tasks that is handled by NAVRESCOM. One of its primary training unit is the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) and the Basic Citizen's Military Training (BCMT).