Philippine Army Organization

• Command Authority

  President

  department of national defense

  chief of staff, AFP

  Commanding general of the PA
• Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos JR


  17th president/commander and chief of AFP
• Hon. Gilberto C Teodoro JR


  Secretary of department of national defense
• Gen Romeo S Brawner JR


  Chief of staff, AFP
• LTGEN Roy M Galido


  Commanding general of the PA
• Army Support command (ASCOM)


  To provide proactive, integrated and sustained quality support services to Philippine Army units in support to the Philippine Army's mission

  • Receive, store, maintain and account while in storage, issue, and distribute materiel for PA units.
  • Recover/reclaim and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous unserviceable ammunition and obsolete material.
• TRADOC(Training and doctrine command)


  To train and educate Army forces and develop doctrines in order to strengthen the Army's land warfare competency
• ARESCOM (ARMY RESERVE COMMAND)


  To develop, organize, train, equip and administer reservists into a capable, responsive and mobilizable Reserve Force as integral component of the total Army in the defense of the state and to participate in socio economic development efforts
• Functional commands

  Army Support Command

  training and doctrine command

  Army reserve command
• Ground operating units

  Infantry Division

  Mechanized Infantry Division

  Engineer Brigade
• Infantry Division


  To destroy enemy military forces, secure land areas, and protect the populace and resources
• MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION


  To destroy, capture or repel enemy forces using maneuver and shock effect and to seize or secure land areas and protect the population and resources
• ENGINEER BRIGADE


  To provide general engineer support to PA units and contribute to the Socio-economic Development Program of the government.
• Specialty Enablers Unit

  army artillery regiment

  first scout ranger regiment

  special force regiment

  light reaction regiment

  army signal regiment

  army intelligence regiment

  civil military operation

  engineer combat battalion
• ARMY ARTILLERY REGIMENT


  To provide artillery fire support of maneuver forces.
• FIRST SCOUT RANGER REGIMENT


  To conduct unconventional warfare operations independently or in conjunction with other conventional forces.
• SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT (AIRBORNE)


  To develop, organize, train, equip, support and sustain (DOTESS) Special Forces for the conduct of unconventional warfare and other special operations
• LIGHT REACTION REGIMENT


  To develop, organize, train, equip, support and sustain Light Reaction Forces in the conduct of counter- terrorist operations and other special operations
• ARMY SIGNAL REGIMENT


  To provide signal support for the command, control and administration of the Philippine Army.
• ARMY INTELLIGENCE REGIMENT


  To provide intelligence and counterintelligence support in the accomplishment of the Philippine Army's mission
• CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS REGIMENT


  To provide CMO support in the accomplishment of the Philippine Army's mission
• ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION


  To increase the combat effectiveness of the Infantry Division by accomplishing general engineering tasks, limited mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability missions.
• PA wide service support and separated unit

  HHSG

  FIN CTR

  APMC

  ASPA

  APAO
• HHSG


  To provide administrative, security, ceremonial services and service support function as complimentary unit for Headquarters Philippine Army
• FIN CTR


  To provide finance services for the Philippine Army
• APMC


  Provide a responsive and efficient human resource management to have a capable and professional Army personnel in order to contribute to the accomplishment of the Philippine Army's mission
• ASPA


  To provide accounting services to the Philippine Army
• APAO


  To account for all properties of the Philippine Army
• Infantry battalion


  To close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver to destroy or capture him or repel his assault by fire, close combat, and counterattack
• DRC, INFANTRY DIVISION


  To provide security and perform reconnaissance for the division or the unit to which it is assigned or attached and to engage in offensive, defensive, delaying and economy of force operations