3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)

3rd Infantry Division
Unit Seal of the 3ID, PA
ActiveJuly 01, 1946 – Present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional warfare, counter-insurgency
Size3 Brigades
Part ofPhilippine Army (Since 1946)
Garrison/HQCamp Gen Macario Peralta Jr, Jamindan, Capiz
Nickname(s)Spearhead Troopers
Motto(s)The Armed Peacekeepers for Peace and Progress
EngagementsAnti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements.
Commanders
Current
commander
MGen. Marion R. Sison AFP [1] [2]
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. Fortunato Abat, AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 3rd Infantry Division, also known as the Spearhead Division, is a unit of the Philippine Army, based at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz, Philippines.

  1. ^ "Philippine Army installs new 3rd Infantry Division Commander". army.mil.ph. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ Mangosing, Frances (22 September 2021). "General in red-tagging brouhaha named Army division chief". INQUIRER.net.