National Capital Regional Command

National Capital Regional Command
National Capital Regional Command
Active	January 2, 1987 - August 1, 1991 (NCRDC); ; November 1, 2003 – July 12, 2012 (NCRCOM);
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch	Joint Service Branch
Type	Unified Command
Role	Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Anti-coup Operations, and Crowd Control Management
Size	2 Brigade Size Units
Part of	Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ	Camp Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Nickname(s)	NCRC,NCRCOM,NCRDC
Motto(s)	"Karangalan, Paglilingkod at Katapatan"; "Honor, Duty, Loyalty"
Anniversaries	November 1
Engagements	Anti-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 Patch	NCR 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.

Line Units[edit]

Base Units[edit]

Headquarters & Headquarters Service Support Company
7th Civil Relations Group, AFP^[2]

Philippine Air Force Component[edit]

750th Combat Group, PAF^[3]
1st Air Force Wing, PAF

Philippine Navy Component[edit]

1st Marine Battalion Landing Team, PN^[4]
Naval Forces Reserve – NCR
202nd Naval Squadron, PN
4th Naval Construction Battalion, PN
4th Marine Brigade, PN

Philippine Army Component[edit]

1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion, PA^[5]
1st Armored Cavalry Troop, PA
5th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, PA^[6]
86th Infantry Battalion, PA^[7]
80th Infantry Battalion, PA^[8]
15th Infantry Division, PA

Lineage of Commanders[edit]

National Capital Region Defense Command (NCRDC)

LTGEN Salvador M. Mison AFP – 02 Jan 1987 - 21 Sept 1987
MGEN Ramon E. Montano AFP
BGEN Raymundo T. Jarque AFP
LTGEN Thelmo Y. Cunanan AFP
MGEN Alexander P. Aguirre AFP
GEN Rodolfo G. Biazon AFP – 23 Jan 1988 - 01 Aug 1991

National Capital Regional Command (NCRCOM)

LTGEN Alberto F. Braganza AFP – 03 Nov 2003 - 04 Nov 2004
LTGEN Alan D. Cabalquinto AFP – 04 Nov 2004 - 19 May 2006
BGEN Salvador G. Peñaflor AFP – 19 May 2006 - 29 Jun 2006
BGEN Juanito P. Gomez AFP – 29 Jun 2006 - 12 Sept 2006
MGEN Ben D. Dolorfino AFP – 12 Sept 2006 - 07 Sept 2007
MGEN Fernando L. Mesa AFP – 07 Sept 2006 - 02 Jun 2008
MGEN Arsenio R. Arugay AFP – 07 Jun 2008 - 06 Feb 2009
MGEN Jogy L. Fojas AFP – 06 Feb 2009 - 06 Nov 2009
MGEN Reynaldu B. Mapagu AFP – 06 Nov 2009 - 13 Mar 2010
RADM Feliciano A. Angue AFP – 13 Mar 2010 - 12 Aug 2010
MGEN Arthur I. Tabaquero AFP – 12 Aug 2010 - 24 Nov 2010
BGEN Romeo F. Fajardo AFP – 24 Nov 2010 - 23 Dec 2010
MGEN Tristan M. Kison AFP – 23 Dec 2010 - 11 Jul 2012

Operations[edit]

Anti-guerrilla operations against the New People's Army
Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.
Community Development of identified urban poor areas within the National Capital Region^[9]
Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Operations against government destabilizers.^[10]
Disaster Relief, Rescue and Rehabilitation Operations.

Awards and decorations[edit]

Campaign streamers[edit]

Award Streamer	Streamer Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana	4 February 2010	General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	General Elections, Philippines	1 July 2010	General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges[edit]

Military Badge	Badge Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	AFP Election Duty Badge	General Elections, Philippines	21 May 2010	General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

References[edit]

^ "Military unit to guard Manila from terrorists, coups". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^ "Yats Clearwater Resort and Country Club – Yats Clearwater Resort and Country Club".
^ 710th Special Operations Wing^{[circular reference]}
^ "China Plus". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
^ "LAKAN: 1MIB at 4". 18 December 2007.
^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^ "DotPH domains available portal".
^ "80th Infantry Battalion". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17.
^ "ABS-CBN Interactive". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2014-02-25. Report on Community Service missions rendered by the AFP NCRC.
^ "NCR- Joint Security Task Force Meet for Secure Barangay and SK Elections 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

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

[2] "Yats Clearwater Resort and Country Club – Yats Clearwater Resort and Country Club".

[3] 710th Special Operations Wing^{[circular reference]}

[4] "China Plus". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.

[5] "LAKAN: 1MIB at 4". 18 December 2007.

[6] "About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

[7] "DotPH domains available portal".

[8] "80th Infantry Battalion". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17.

[9] "ABS-CBN Interactive". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2014-02-25. Report on Community Service missions rendered by the AFP NCRC.

[10] "NCR- Joint Security Task Force Meet for Secure Barangay and SK Elections 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

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