22nd Infantry Division (Philippines)
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| 22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) Division de Infanteria Ligera de Reserva Activa 22 | |
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| Active | January 03, 1942 - June 30, 1946 (as 22nd Infantry Division, PCA) |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Allegiance | Republic of the Philippines |
| Branch | Philippine Army |
| Type |  Army Reserve Light Infantry Division |
| Role | Performs multiple military roles in Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR), and Civil-Military Operations (CMO) |
| Size | 3 Brigades of trained and operational citizen-soldiers |
| Part of | 2nd Military Area under the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1942-1946) Under the Philippine Army Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Almendras Gym, Davao City. Metro Davao |
| Nickname(s) | Eagle (Agila) Division |
| Mascot(s) | Philippine eagle |
| Battle honours | None |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |  COL DOMINADOR N CALAMBA II RES (GSC) PA |
| Notable commanders | COL DOMINADOR N CALAMBA II RES (GSC) PA |
| Insignia | |
| Search and Rescue Tab |  |
| Laang Kawal Seal | |
| Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia | |
| Second Military Area, Philippine Army | ||||
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The 22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), Philippine Army, known as the Eagle Division, is one of the Army Reserve Command's ready reserve infantry divisions.
The unit specializes in Urban Warfare, Urban Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and Civil-Military Operations. It operates mostly in the Davao Region (Region 11), Sarangani, and South Cotabato Provinces.
Order of battle
The establishment of the 22nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army was founded on January 3, 1942 to June 30, 1946 under the 2nd Military Area was station's active at the main general headquarters and military camp bases around in southern part of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Island Provinces of Mindoro are engagements of the military operations against the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces and the local collaborators during World War II under the Japanese Occupation from January 3, 1942 to September 2, 1945. The division's sizes of almost 28,000 troops and 300 military officials was fought the battle the war against the enemy oppositions in this region.
- 22nd Infantry Regiment (PA)
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- 23rd Infantry Regiment (PA)
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- 24th Infantry Regiment (PA)
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- 22nd Field Artillery Regiment (PA)
- 22nd FA Regt HQ Company (PA)
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- 4th Bn/22nd FA Regt (PA)
- 5th Bn/22nd FA Regt (PA)
- 22nd Engineer Battalion (PA)
- 22nd Division Units (PA)
- 22nd Division Headquarters & HQ Company (PA)
- 22nd Medical Battalion (PA)
- 22nd Tank Battalion (PA)
- 22nd Signal Company (PA)
- 22nd Quartermaster Company (PA)
- 22nd QM Transport Company (PA)
Organization
The following are the Base/Brigade units that are under the 22nd Infantry Division (RR).
Base Units
Headquarters & Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn)- Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
- Military Police Company (MP Coy)
- Engineering Combat Battalion (ECBn)
Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn)
Military Intelligence Battalion (MIBn)
Search and Rescue Company
Line Units
- 2201st Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
- 2202nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
- 2203rd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve) (Provisional)
Notable Officers
LTC Sara Duterte-Carpio GSC (RES) PA - Current Mayor and former Vice-mayor of Davao City[14][15], current Deputy Brigade Commander of the 2202nd Brigade.- LTC ISIDRO T UNGAB GSC (RES) PA - congressman of third congressional district of Davao City and current battalion commander of the Division's 3rd Metro Davao Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve) , 2202nd Brigade
- LTC Emmanuel "Manny" D.Pacquiao (RES) PA - congressman of Sarangani's lone district and executive officer of the Division's 1st Sarangani Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve) , 2203rd Brigade
- LTC Allan L. Rellon (RES) PA - current mayor of Tagum City and battalion commander of the Division's 1st Davao Del Norte Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve) , 2201st Brigade
See also
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- The Public Affairs Office, Philippine Army: The first 100 years, 1998, Philippine Army.
- The Training Committee, Basic Citizens Military Training Manual, 2009, HARESCOM.