Type Military Base Materials Concrete and Metal Controlled by Philippines | In use 1988-present Year built 1988 Garrison 8th Infantry Division | |
Battles/wars World War II
Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines Current
commander MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP Address Catbalogan City, 6700 Samar, Philippines Similar Samar National School, Samar State University, Camp Lukban Station H, Guinsoro Elementary School, Armed Forces and Police Sa | ||
Camp General Vicente Lukban (CGVL) is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is located in the city of Catbalogan in the Philippines. It is located along Pan-Philippine Highway in Brgy Maulong. The military base is named after the Filipino Military General, Vicente Lukbán, a Filipino officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the politico-military chief of Samar and Leyte during the Philippine-American War.
History
Camp Lukban was established on August 1, 1988 to serve as the headquarters of the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is a known officially as the Stormtroopers Division.
References
Camp Lukban Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA