2nd Infantry Division (Philippines)

2nd Infantry Division
Unit Seal of the 2nd Infantry Division
Active
  • 1936 - April 09, 1942 (as 2nd Regular Division, PCA)
  • March 19, 1976 – present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size3 Brigades
Part of1st Military District under the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1941-1942)
Under the Philippine Army (Since 1976)
Garrison/HQCamp General Mateo M. Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal
Nickname(s)Jungle Fighter Division
Motto(s)Advocates of Peace. Servants of the People. Defenders of Southern Tagalog.
Mascot(s)Jungle Popoy
AnniversariesMarch 19
EngagementsWorld War II
* Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
* Battle of Bataan (1942)
Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements
DecorationsPresidential Streamer Award
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Cerilo Balaoro Jr., PA[1]
Notable
commanders
  • MGen Guillermo Francisco, PC
  • BGen Domingo R Tucay AFP
  • BGen Teodorico R Almuete AFP
  • BGen Juan L Razo AFP
  • BGen Ramon L Cannu AFP
  • BGen Zoshimo C Carlos AFP
  • BGen Roland I Pattugalan AFP
  • BGen Restituto C Padilla AFP
  • BGen Alejandro A Galido AFP
  • BGen Raul T Aquino AFP
  • BGen Javier D Carbonnel AFP
  • BGen Thelmo Y Cunanan AFP
  • BGen Cesar F Fortuno AFP
  • BGen Regino J Lacson AFP
  • BGen Romeo D Lopez AFP
  • BGen Samuel T Dungque AFP
  • BGen Rolando C Bautista AFP
  • MGen Jose S Lachica AFP
  • MGen Roberto P Santiago AFP
  • MGen Jacinto C Ligot AFP
  • MGen Efren L Abu AFP
  • MGen Gabriel M Ledesma AFP
  • MGen Pedro R Cabuay Jr AFP
  • MGen Efren P Orbon AFP
  • MGen ALexander B Yano AFP
  • MGen Fernando L Mesa AFP
  • MGen Delfin N Bangit AFP
  • MGen Roland M Detabali AFP
  • BGen Florante B Martinez AFP
  • MGen Jorge V Segovia AFP
  • MGen Jessie D Dellosa AFP
  • BGen Nestor A Annonuevo AFP
  • MGen Romulo M Bambao AFP
  • MGen Eduardo D Del Rosario AFP
  • MGen Nonato Alfredo T Peralta Jr AFP
  • MGen Rodelio V Santos AFP
  • MGen Romeo G Gan AFP
  • MGen Rhoderick M Parayno AFP
  • BGen Elias H Escarcha AFP
  • MGen Arnulfo Marcelo B Burgos Jr AFP
  • MGen Greg T Almerol AFP
  • MGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army nicknamed Jungle Fighter, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit specializing in jungle warfare.

  1. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam (September 18, 2024). "PH Army's 2nd Infantry Division gets new chief". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 19, 2024.