Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website
www.afp.mil.ph/index.php
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
President Bongbong Marcos
Secretary of National Defense
Gilberto C. Teodoro
Chief of Staff
GEN Romeo S. Brawner Jr., PA
Vice Chief of Staff
LTGEN Arthur M. Cordura, PAF
The Deputy Chief of Staff
LTGEN Charlton Sean M. Gaerlan, PN(M)
Armed Forces of the Philippines Sergeant Major
FCMS Feliciano M. Lazo, PA
Personnel
Military age
18–56 years old
Conscription
Optional through Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Basic Citizen's Military Training (BCMT) or voluntary service
Active personnel
150,000 (2024)[1]
Reserve personnel
1,400,000
Ready Reserves (2024)[2]
Expenditures
Budget
₱285.690 billion US$ 5.10 billion (2024)[3][4][5]
Percent of GDP
0.98% (2024)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
List
Government Arsenal
Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation
Steelcraft Industrial and Development Corporation
Asian Armored Vehicle Technologies Corporation
FERFRANS
Armscor (Philippines)
Joavi Philippines Corporation
United Defense Manufacturing Corporation
Propmech Corporation
Colorado Shipyard
Philippine Iron Construction and Marine Works, Inc.
Aces Marine & Links Industrial Corporation
Scan Marine Inc.
Pacificfortia Marine Technologies, Inc.
Stone of David Corporation
Stoneworks Specialist International Corporation
Related articles
History
Military history of the Philippines List of wars involving the Philippines List of conflicts in the Philippines
List of engagements
Philippine Revolution
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War II
Korean War
Hukbalahap Rebellion
Communist Insurgencies
Vietnam War
Gulf War
1989 Coup d' Etat
United Nations Peacekeeping
War on terror
International Force East Timor
Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines
Multi-National Force – Iraq
Iraq War
Oakwood mutiny
Manila Peninsula siege
Spratly Islands Dispute
Scarborough Shoal standoff
Moro conflict
Operation Darkhorse
International military intervention against ISIL
Battle of Camp Abubakar
Battle of Zamboanga
2016 Butig clashes
Battle of Marawi
Anti-piracy operations in Sulu and Celebes Sea
Ranks
Military ranks of the Philippines Cadet rank in the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with the Department of National Defense, an executive department acting as the principal organ by which military policy is carried out, while the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines serves as the overall commander and the highest-ranking officer in the AFP.
Founded under the National Defense Act of 1935, while tracing its roots to the Philippine Revolutionary Army, the AFP has played an integral part in the country's history. The AFP has also been involved in various conflicts, such as combatting rebellion against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its attached organizations, the New People's Army (NPA) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF), and operations against local Islamic terrorists in Mindanao. The AFP has also been part of various peacekeeping operations around the world, as part of its contribution to the United Nations.[6] At present, military service is entirely voluntary.[7]
As a result of the diminished number of active communist rebels in the 2020s, the AFP has been shifting its focus from handling internal threats to defending Philippine territory from external threats.
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^Central Intelligence Agency. "The World Factbook: Military Service Age and Obligation". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2016. 17–23 years of age (officers 20–24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers) (2013)
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