2nd Infantry Division (Philippines)

2nd Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
	Unit Seal of the 2nd Infantry Division
Active	1936 - April 09, 1942 (as 2nd Regular Division, PCA); March 19, 1976 – present;
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size	3 Brigades
Part of	1st Military District under the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1941-1942) ; Under the Philippine Army (Since 1976)
Garrison/HQ	Camp 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
Anniversaries	March 19
Engagements	World War II ; * Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ; * Battle of Bataan (1942) ; Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements
Decorations	Presidential Streamer Award
Commanders
Current; commander	MGen. Roberto S. Capulong, PA
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;
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The 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army nicknamed Jungle Fighter, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit specializing in jungle warfare.

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