AFP Southern Luzon Command

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Southern Luzon Command


caption= Coat of Arms of the AFP Luzon Command
dates= January 01, 1987 - January 15, 2001; March 27, 2001 - Present
country= flagicon|Philippines Philippines
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role= Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
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command_structure= Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines
current_commander= LGen Rodolfo S Obaniana AFP
garrison= Camp Guillermo Nakar, Lucena City, Quezon
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nickname= "SoLCom"
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motto= "Katapangan"
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mascot= Dagger
battles= Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements
notable_commanders= LGen Alexander Yano AFP, LGen 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
anniversaries=January 01
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identification_symbol_label=Unit Patch
identification_symbol=Southern Luzon Command EmblemThe Southern Luzon Command, known officially as the SolCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in Southern Luzon.

History

The Southern Luzon Command was officially activated on 01 January 1987. It was first conceptualized in integrating two (2) Regional Unified Commands: Regional Unified Command 4 under the command of Brigadier General Andres B Ramos and Regional Unified Command 5 under Brigadier General Renato S De Villa. After a year of its inception, on 01 August 1988, SOLCOM was further reorganized as an Area Command pursuant to GHQ Letter of Instruction F; namely "Pagbabago Foxtrot".Later on, SoLCom has undergone significant organizational changes and re-structuring. SOLCOM was temporarily and formally deactivated on 15 January 2001 giving its AOR to Northern Command (Now called Northern Luzon Command). Northern Command then supervised the whole Luzon Area and on 27 March 2001, SOLCOM’s deactivation was nullified and was reorganized from an Area to a Unified Command on 01 May 2002.

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 Officers

* MGen Resituto G Padilla 0-4198 AFP - (01 Jan 87 - 30 Jun 87)
* MGen Antonio R Samonte AFP - (01 Jul 87 - 25 Mar 88)
* BGen Alejandro A Galido 0-4295 AFP (26 Mar 88 - 26 Jan 90)
* BGen Evaristo G Carino 0-4514 AFP (27 Jan 90 - 18 Mar 90)
* BGen Federico F Ruiz 0-4478 AFP (19 Mar 90 - 22 Mar 92)
* MGen Cesar F Fortuno 0-4580 AFP (23 Mar 92 - 31 Mar 93)
* BGen Raymundo T Jarque 0-4566 AFP (31 Mar 93 - 30 Jan 94)
* MGen Oswaldo P Villanueva 0-4647 AFP (08 Mar 94 - 20 July 95)
* MGen Clemente P Mariano 0-4829 AFP (23 July 95 - 19 Mar 96)
* MGen Jose Maria G Solquillo 0-4909 AFP (15 Mar 96 - 22 Apr 97)
* MGen Samuel T Dunque 0-5010 AFP (22 Jun 97 - 27 Aug 98)
* MGen Voltaire T Gazmin 0-5447 AFP (21 Sep 98 - 16 Jul 99)
* MGen Diomedio P. Villanueva 0-5443 AFP (16 Jul 99 - 01 Mar 00)
* MGen Jose S Lachica 0-5222 AFP (01 Mar 00 - 16 Mar 01
* MGen Narciso L Abaya 0-5911 AFP (28 Mar 01 - 12 Dec 01)
* MGen Ernesto G Carolina 0-5637 AFP (13 Dec 01 - 21 May 02)
* MGen Roy V Kyamko 0-5693 AFP (23 May 02 - 11 May 03)
* LGen Alfonso P Dagudag 0-5965 AFP (12 May 03 - 25 Oct 04)
* LGen Pedro R Cabuay 0-6538 AFP (26 Oct 04 - 30 Jul 06)
* LGen Alexander B Yano 0-7261 AFP (31 Jul 06 - 24 Aug 07)
* LGen Rodolfo S Obaniana 0-6700 AFP (25 Aug 07 - 16 May 08)
* MGen Delfin N Bangit (16 May 08-Present)

Units

The following are the units that are under the Southern Luzon Command.
* 2nd Infantry (Jungle Fighter) Division, PA
* 9th Infantry (SPEAR) Division, PA
* Naval Forces Southern Luzon, PN

Operations

* Anti-guerrilla operations against the New People's Army * Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.

Trivia

* SOLCOM has produced (5) Commanding Generals for the Philippine Army and (3) AFP Chief's of Staff.

References

* [http://solcomafp.com/index.php?pr=Home%20Page Official Site of the AFP SoLCom]
* Philippine Army: The First 100 Years
* Military Science 21 ROTC Manual, NCR RCDG, ARESCOM