National Capital Regional Command

Philippine Military's defunct unified branch command for Metropolitan Manila

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| 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

Military unit

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

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A Kia KM-450 Truck assigned to the NCR Command during one of its MEDCAP Missions in Bgy Sto. Domingo, Quezon City.

### Base Units

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

### Philippine Air Force Component

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

### Philippine Navy Component

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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### Campaign streamers

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Award Streamer  | Streamer Name  | Operation  | Date Awarded  | Reference

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| 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

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Military Badge  | Badge Name  | Operation  | Date Awarded  | Reference

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| AFP Election Duty Badge | General Elections, Philippines | 21 May 2010 | General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

## See also

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* AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital Region

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official Site of the AFP.
* Official Site of AFP JTF-NCR.