National Capital Regional Command

National Capital Regional Command
Active
  • January 2, 1987 - August 1, 1991 (NCRDC)
  • November 1, 2003 – July 12, 2012 (NCRCOM)
CountryPhilippines Philippines
AllegiancePhilippines Philippines
BranchJoint Service Branch
TypeUnified Command
RoleConventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Anti-coup Operations, and Crowd Control Management
Size2 Brigade Size Units
Part ofUnder the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQCamp Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Nickname(s)NCRC,NCRCOM,NCRDC
Motto(s)"Karangalan, Paglilingkod at Katapatan"; "Honor, Duty, Loyalty"
AnniversariesNovember 1
EngagementsAnti-coup d' etat Operations, Anti-dissidence, and Community Development Operations
Decorations
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Tristan M Kison AFP
Notable
commanders
MGen Alberto Braganza AFP, BGen Ben Mohammad Dolorfino AFP, MGen Fernando Mesa AFP
Insignia
Unit PatchNCR Command Emblem

The National Capital Regional Command,[1] known officially as the NCRCom or NCRC, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' former Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism-Insurgency and act as support units to the Philippine National Police-National Capital Region in maintaining peace and order within Metro Manila. They also support SoLCom in anti-dissidence operations in Cavite and Laguna.

  1. ^ "Military unit to guard Manila from terrorists, coups". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.