AFP Southern Luzon Command

{{Infobox military unit

|unit_name= Southern Luzon Command

| image= AFP Southern Luzon Command.png

| image_size = 150

|caption= Coat of Arms of the AFP Southern Luzon Command

|dates= 1 January 1987 – 15 January 2001; 27 March 2001 – Present

|country= {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines

|allegiance=

|branch=

|type=

|role= Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations

|size=

|command_structure= Armed Forces of the Philippines

|garrison= Camp Guillermo Nakar, Lucena City

|ceremonial_chief=

|colonel_of_the_regiment=

|nickname= SOLCOM

|patron=

|motto= Katapangan (Valor)

|colors=

|march=

|mascot= Dagger

|anniversaries= January 1

|battles= Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements

|decorations=250px
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge

|battle_honours=

|current_commander= MGen. Sidney S. Hernia, AFP{{cite news |last1= Caliwan|first1= Christopher Lloyd |title=Aberin replaces Hernia as NCRPO head|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1238548 |accessdate=November 23, 2024 |work= Philippine News Agency|date=November 22, 2024}}

|notable_commanders= LtGen. Ricardo Visaya, AFP
LtGen. Delfin Bangit, AFP
LtGen. Alexander Yano, AFP
LtGen. Pedro R. Cabuay, AFP
MGen. Roy Kyamko, AFP
MGen. Ernesto Carolina
MGen. Narciso Abaya, AFP
MGen. Diomedio Villanueva, AFP
MGen. Voltaire Gazmin, AFP
MGen. Clemente Mariano, AFP
BGen. Raymundo Jarque, AFP
MGen. Restituto Padilla, AFP
BGen. Alejandro A. Galido, AFP

MGen. Antonio R. Samonte, AFP

|identification_symbol_label=Unit Patch

|identification_symbol=Southern Luzon Command Emblem

}}

The Southern Luzon Command (abbrv. as SOLCOM) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' unified command in charge of the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and the Bicol region but excludes the Palawan Islands. It is responsible for the defense of these areas against external aggression, as well as combating terrorism and insurgency.

History

=Mission=

Their mission is to conduct sustained Internal Security Operations (ISO) in Southern Luzon to neutralize the Communist-Terrorist Movement (CTM) and reduce their operational capabilities. One of their missions is to support local Law Enforcement as well as the Philippine National Police in containing the NPA while supporting the peace process; and destroy the JI network operating in their AOR. This is needed to establish a secured backdoor to mainland Luzon and maintain a physically & psychologically sound environment conducive to growth and development in this southernmost part of the island.

=Lineage of Commanding Generals=

MGen. Restituto G. Padilla, AFP – (01 January 1987 – 30 June 1987)
MGen. Antonio R. Samonte, AFP – (01 July 1987 – 25 March 1988)
BGen. Alejandro A. Galido, AFP – (26 March 1988 – 26 January 1990)
BGen. Evaristo G. Carino, AFP – (27 January 1990 – 18 March 1990)
BGen. Federico F. Ruiz, AFP – (19 March 1990 – 22 March 1992)
MGen. Cesar F. Fortuno, AFP – (23 March 1992 – 31 March 1993)
BGen. Raymundo T. Jarque, AFP – (31 March 1993 – 30 January 1994)
MGen. Oswaldo P. Villanueva, AFP – (08 March 1994 – 20 July 1995)
MGen. Clemente P. Mariano, AFP – (23 July 1995 – 19 March 1996)
MGen. Jose Maria G. Solquillo, AFP – (15 March 1996 – 22 April 1997)
MGen. Samuel T. Dunque, AFP – (22 June 1997 – 27 August 1998)
MGen. Voltaire T. Gazmin, AFP – (21 September 1998 – 16 July 1999)
MGen. Diomedio P. Villanueva, AFP – (16 July 1999 – 01 March 2000)
MGen. Jose S. Lachica, AFP – (01 March 2000 – 16 March 2001)
MGen. Narciso L. Abaya, AFP – (28 March 2001 – 12 December 2001)
MGen. Ernesto G. Carolina, AFP – (13 December 2001 – 21 May 2002)
MGen. Roy V. Kyamko, AFP – (23 May 2002 – 11 May 2003)
LtGen. Alfonso P. Dagudag, AFP – (12 May 2003 – 26 October 2004)
LtGen. Pedro R. Cabuay, AFP – (26 October 2004 – 30 July 2006)
LtGen. Alexander B. Yano, AFP – (31 July 2006 – 24 August 2007) {{cite web|title=Arroyo taps 2 retired generals to oversee AFP procurement |url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&fi=p061222.htm&no=10 |work=Philippine Information Agency |date=22 December 2006 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|title=Solcom chief vows to protect journalists |url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=6&fi=p060901.htm&no=55&date=09/01/4106 |work=Philippine Information Agency |date=1 September 2006 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
LtGen. Rodolfo S. Obaniana, AFP – (25 August 2007 – 06 May 2008 ) {{cite web|title=DND announces impending leadership change at AFP|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/57043/dnd-announces-impending-leadership-change-at-afp/story/ |work=GMA News |date=21 August 2007 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}{{cite web|title=Yano named next Army chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2007/08/22/14654/yano-named-next-army-chief |work=Philippine Star |date=22 August 2007 |accessdate=24 January 2020}}
LtGen. Delfin N. Bangit, AFP – (06 May 2008 – 01 May 2009) {{cite news|title=LGen Delfin Bangit Biography|url=https://wss.apan.org/691/Archive/pams33/bio-LTGEN%20Delfin%20N%20Bangit%20AFP.doc|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=All Partners Access Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916035049/https://wss.apan.org/691/Archive/pams33/bio-LTGEN%20Delfin%20N%20Bangit%20AFP.doc|archive-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead}}
LtGen. Roland M. Detabali, AFP – (01 May 2009 – 16 July 2012) {{cite news|title=SOLCOM chief bowing out of service|url=http://interaksyon.com/article/36247/solcom-chief-bowing-out-of-service|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=Interaksyon|date=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810101143/http://interaksyon.com/article/36247/solcom-chief-bowing-out-of-service|archive-date=10 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
MGen. Eduardo D. del Rosario, AFP – (16 July 2012 – 28 September 2012) (acting)
MGen. Alan R. Luga, AFP – (28 September 2012 – 04 March 2013) {{cite news|title=MGEN LUGA ACCEPTS NEW POST AS SOLCOM COMMANDER|url=http://2013piasorsogon.blogspot.com/2012/10/mgen-luga-accepts-new-post-as-solcom.html|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=PIA Sorsogon|date=11 October 2012}}
LtGen. Caesar Ronnie F. Ordoyo, AFP – (04 March 2013 – 08 September 2014) {{cite news|title=New SOLCOM chief assumes duty at turn-over of command rites|url=http://balita.ph/2013/03/06/new-solcom-chief-assumes-duty-at-turn-over-of-command-rites/|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=Balita|date=6 March 2013}}
LtGen. Ricardo R. Visaya, AFP – (08 September 2014 – 01 July 2016)
MGen. Romeo G. Gan, AFP – (01 July 2016 – 15 August 2016) (acting) {{cite web|title=Visit of MGEN ROMEO G GAN AFP, GOIC, SOLCOM|url=https://www.facebook.com/9th-Infantry-Spear-Division-Philippine-Army-508253552519229/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1212684055409505|accessdate=14 July 2016|date=12 July 2016}}
LtGen. Ferdinand F. Quidilla, AFP – (15 August 2016 – 18 August 2017) {{cite web|title=Lieutenant General Quidilla takes over the leadership of Southern Luzon Command|url=http://www.afp.mil.ph/index.php/8-afp-news/354-lieutenant-general-quidilla-takes-over-the-leadership-of-southern-luzon-command|accessdate=19 April 2017|date=15 August 2016}}
LtGen. Benjamin R. Madrigal Jr., AFP – (18 August 2017 – 14 December 2017) {{cite web|title=ISAFP chief next 4th ID head

|url=http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/08/20/isafp-chief-next-4th-id-head/|accessdate=20 August 2017|date=21 August 2017}}

LtGen. Danilo G. Pamonag, AFP – (14 December 2017 – 15 January 2019) {{cite web|title="Southern Luzon Change of Command Ceremony"|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1951397748453622&id=1494770287449706|accessdate=5 January 2018|date=18 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Ranking military commanders get new stars|url=http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2018/01/04/ranking-military-commanders-get-new-stars/|accessdate=5 January 2018|date=4 January 2018}}
LtGen. Gilbert I. Gapay, AFP – (15 January 2019 – 06 December 2019) {{cite web|title=Southern Luzon soldiers to be ‘guardians of peace,’ acting Solcom chief vows|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1073291/southern-luzon-soldiers-to-be-guardians-of-peace-acting-solcom-chief-vows|accessdate=16 January 2019|date=15 January 2019}}
MGen. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr., AFP – (06 December 2019 – 17 January 2020) (acting)
LtGen. Antonio G. Parlade Jr., AFP – (17 January 2020 – 24 July 2021) {{cite news |last1=Gotinga |first1=J. C. |title=Antonio Parlade Jr is new Southern Luzon military commander |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/249572-antonio-parlade-new-southern-luzon-military-commander#cxrecs_s |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=Rappler |language=en}}
LtGen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro, AFP – (24 July 2021 – 08 August 2022) {{cite news |title=Parlade retires, Bacarro assumes post as Solcom chief |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/796791/parlade-retires-bacarro-assumes-post-as-solcom-chief/story/ |date=26 July 2021 |accessdate=26 July 2021 |work=GMA News|language=en}}
BGen. Armand M. Arevalo, AFP – (08 August 2022 – 25 November 2022) (acting)
LtGen. Efren P. Baluyot, AFP – (25 November 2022 – Present)