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unusual facts about Philippine Constabulary


Vicente Piccio, Jr.

that provided air cover for the rebel troops under then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, then head of the now defunct paramilitary group known as the Philippine Constabulary.


M3 Gun Motor Carriage

The M3 GMC was also used by the Philippine Army and Philippine Constabulary during World War II under Japanese Occupation (1942-1945) and the post war era (1945-1960s) using Hukbalahap Rebellion by local government forces against Huk rebels and Korean War by PEFTOK.


see also

Armed Forces of the Philippines

MacArthur expanded the Philippine Armed Forces with the revival of the Navy in 1940 and the formation of the Philippine Army Air Corps (formerly the Philippine Constabulary Air Corps), but they were not ready for combat at the start of the Pacific War in December 1941 and unable to defeat the 1941–42 Japanese invasion of the Philippines.