22nd Infantry Division (Philippines)

22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve)
File:22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) Unit Seal.jpg Unit Seal of the 22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve)
Active	January 03, 1942 - June 30, 1946 (as 22nd Infantry Division, PCA)
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	Republic of the Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Army Reserve Light Infantry Division
Role	Performs multiple military roles in Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR), and Civil-Military Operations (CMO)
Size	3 Brigades of trained and operational citizen-soldiers
Part of	Under the Philippine Army Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ	Almendras Gym, Davao City. Metro Davao
Nickname(s)	Eagle (Agila) Division
Mascot(s)	Philippine eagle
Battle honours	None
Commanders
Current commander	COL DOMINADOR N CALAMBA II RES (GSC) PA
Notable commanders	COL DOMINADOR N CALAMBA II RES (GSC) PA
Insignia
Search and Rescue Tab
Laang Kawal Seal
Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia

The 22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), Philippine Army, known as the Eagle Division, is one of the Army Reserve Command's ready reserve infantry divisions.

The unit specializes in Urban Warfare, Urban Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and Civil-Military Operations. It operates mostly in the Davao Region (Region 11), Sarangani, and South Cotabato Provinces.

Organization

The following are the Base/Brigade units that are under the 22nd Infantry Division (RR).

Base Units

• Headquarters & Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn)
• Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
• Military Police Company (MP Coy)
• Engineering Combat Battalion (ECBn)
• Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn)
• Military Intelligence Battalion (MIBn)
• Search and Rescue Company

Line Units

• 2201st Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
• 2202nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)
• 2203rd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve) (Provisional)

Notable Officers

• LTC Sara Duterte-Carpio GSC (RES) PA - former Mayor and Vice-mayor of Davao City[14][15]
• LTC ISIDRO T UNGAB GSC (RES) PA - congressman of third congressional district of Davao City and current battalion commander of the Division's 3rd Metro Davao Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
• LTC Emmanuel "Manny" D.Pacquiao (RES) PA - congressman of Sarangani's lone district and executive officer of the Division's 1st Sarangani Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
• LTC Allan L. Rellon (RES) PA - current mayor of Tagum City and battalion commander of the Division's 1st Davao Del Norte Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)

See also

• Army Reserve Command
• 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve)
• AFP EASTMINCOM

References

Citations

Bibliography

• The Public Affairs Office, Philippine Army: The first 100 years, 1998, Philippine Army.
• The Training Committee, Basic Citizens Military Training Manual, 2009, HARESCOM.