5th Infantry Division (Philippines)

Fifth Infantry Division
Coat of Arms of the 5ID
ActiveMay 11, 1981 – Present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size3 Brigades
Part ofUnder the Philippine Army (Since 1981)
Garrison/HQCamp Melchor F. dela Cruz, Upi, Gamu, Isabela
Nickname(s)Star Division
Motto(s)Only our best is good enough
Mascot(s)Star
AnniversariesMay 11
EngagementsCommunist Insurgency in the Philippines
Anti-guerrilla operations against the NPA
Commanders
Current
commander
BGen. Audrey L. Pasia, PA
Notable
commanders
BGen Felix Brawner AFP, MGen Rodrigo Maclang AFP, BGen Edgardo Batenga AFP, MGen Angelo Reyes AFP, MGen Jaime S Delos Santos AFP, BGen Antonio Palafox AFP, MGen Rodolfo Garcia AFP,
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Star Division, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit in Northern Luzon, and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare.