- AFP Western Command
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Western Command
caption=
dates=March 28 ,2001 - Present
country= flagicon|PhilippinesPhilippines
allegiance=
branch=
type=
role= Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
size=
command_structure= Under theArmed Forces of the Philippines
current_commander= CDRE Ruperto Rico C Borromeo AFP
garrison= Puerto Princesa, Palawan
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= "WestCom"
patron=
motto= "Guardians of the Western Islands"
colors=
march=
mascot=Palawan Peacock-pheasant
battles= Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA,Abu Sayyaf Group and local criminal elements
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=March 28
decorations=
battle_honours=
identification_symbol_label=Unit Patch
identification_symbol=Western Command EmblemThe Western Command, known officially as the WestCom, is one theArmed Forces of the Philippines ' Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in Islands of Palawan and Kalayaan including the disputed spratlys island group.Operations
* Anti-guerrilla operations against the
New People's Army
* Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.References
* [http://www.afp.mil.ph/0/history.php Official History of the AFP citing the creation of Central Command]
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