8th Infantry Division (Philippines)

Eighth Infantry Division
Coat of Arms of the 8ID
ActiveAugust 1, 1988 – present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size3 Brigades
Part ofPhilippine Army (Since 1988)
Garrison/HQCamp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar
Nickname(s)Storm Trooper Division
AnniversariesAugust 1
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
MGen. Camilo Z. Ligayo, PA
Notable
commanders
  • Bgen Isagani T Delos Santos AFP
  • BGen Romulo F Yap AFP
  • BGen Romeo B Tarrayo
  • BGen Rufo A De Veyra AFP
  • BGen Romeo Dominguez AFP
  • BGen Glenn Rabonza AFP
  • BGen Bonifacio Ramos AFP
  • BGen Rodrigo Maclang AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating local communist insurgent units, and terrorists.