Camp Lukban
{{Short description|Philippine military base in Catbalogan, Samar}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Camp Vicente Lukban
| nativename =
| location = Catbalogan, Samar
| country = Philippines
| coordinates = {{coord|11.79026|124.86709|format=dms|dim:30_region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Visayas#Philippines
| pushpin_label= Camp Lukban
| pushpin_relief = 1
| image =
| caption =
| type = Military base
| built = 1988
| materials = Concrete and Metal
| used = 1988–present
| controlledby = {{flag|Philippines}}
| garrison = 8th Infantry Division (Army)
|current_commander = MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP{{Cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100818-287561/AFP-announces-4th-wave-of-officers-reshuffle# |title=AFP announces 4th wave of officers' reshuffle - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |access-date=2015-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215018/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100818-287561/AFP-announces-4th-wave-of-officers-reshuffle# |archive-date=2014-04-26 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.president.gov.ph/news/pnoy-presides-over-oathtaking-of-newly-promoted-generals-and-flag-officers/# |title=Office of the President |access-date=2015-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234202/http://www.president.gov.ph/news/pnoy-presides-over-oathtaking-of-newly-promoted-generals-and-flag-officers/# |archive-date=2014-04-26 |url-status=dead}}
| battles = {{blist|World War II|Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines}}
}}
Camp General Vicente Lukban (CGVL) is a military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) located in Catbalogan, Samar. It is situated along the Pan-Philippine Highway in Barangay 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.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.afp.mil.ph Armed Forces of the Philippines]
{{Military Bases of the Philippines}}