Camp Aguinaldo

Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and is located in Quezon City in the Philippines. It is located along Epifanio de los Santos Ave., in front of Camp Crame, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police . The military base is named after the revolutionary leader, Emilio Aguinaldo who became the first Philippine President, that fought in the Philippine Revolution, the Spanish–American and the Philippine–American War.HistoryCamp Aguinaldo was established on January 11, 1935. Initially known as Camp Murphy, that includes Zablan Field, in honor of the first American high commissioner Frank Murphy, it was renamed Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in 1965, after the Philippines’ first President.The camp covers a total land area of 178.78 hectares. Of these, 152.52 hectares were purchased by the government and the remaining 26.26 hectares were donated by Ortigas and Co. Partnership Ltd.