Camp Lukban

Camp Vicente Lukban
Catbalogan, Samar in Philippines
Camp Lukban is located in Visayas
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban is located in Philippines
Camp Lukban
Camp Lukban
Coordinates11°47′25″N 124°52′02″E / 11.79026°N 124.86709°E / 11.79026; 124.86709
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Philippines
Site history
Built1988
In use1988–present
MaterialsConcrete and Metal
Battles/wars
Garrison information
Current
commander
MGEN Gerardo T. Layug, AFP[1][2]
Garrison8th Infantry Division (Army)

Camp General Vicente Lukban (CGVL) is a military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) located in Catbalogan, Samar. It is situated along the Pan-Philippine Highway in Barangay Maulong. The military base is named after the Filipino Military General, Vicente Lukbán, a Filipino officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the politico-military chief of Samar and Leyte during the Philippine–American War.

  1. ^ "AFP announces 4th wave of officers' reshuffle - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. ^ "Office of the President". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-05.