The Northern Luzon Command, known officially as the NolCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Armed Forces of the Philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...

' Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in Northern Luzon.

Mission

Their mission is to conduct sustained Internal Security Operations (ISO) in Northern Luzon to neutralize the Communist-Terrorist Movement (CTM) and reduce their operational capabilities. One of their missions is to support local Law Enforcement as well as the Philippine National Police

Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...

 in containing the NPA

New People's Army

The New People's Army is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. It was formed on March 29, 1969. The Maoist NPA conducts its armed guerrilla struggle based on the strategical line of 'protracted people's war'.The NPA exacts so called "revolutionary taxes" from business owners...

 while supporting the peace process; and destroy the JI network operating in their AOR. This is needed to establish a secured entry point to mainland Luzon from the North and maintain a physically & psychologically sound environment conducive to growth and development in this northernmost part of the island.

Lineage of Commanding Officers

• BGen Bayani N Fabic AFP - (29 Mar 88 - 10 Jul 89)
• BGen Orlando Q Antonio AFP - (10 Jul 89 - 29 Mar 90)
• BGen Gumersindo T Yap AFP (29 Mar 90 - 27 Dec 90)
• BGen Ernesto B Calupig AFP (27 Dec 90 - 17 Jun 92)
• MGen Romulo F Yap AFP (17 Jun 92 - 26 Aug 93)
• MGen Orlando V Soriano AFP (26 Aug 93 - 16 Apr 94)
• MGen Edgardo T Batenga AFP (16 Apr 94 - 07 Apr 95)
• MGen Oswaldo P Villanueva AFP (22 Jul 95 - 09 Jan 97)
• MGen Ismael Z Villareal AFP (22 Jan 97 - 01 Oct 97)
• MGen Rene S Dado AFP (01 Oct 97 - 19 Feb 99)
• MGen Rolando C Bautista AFP (19 Feb 99 - 30 Oct 99)
• MGen Arturo B Carrillo AFP (30 Oct 99 - 28 Mar 01)
• LGen Rodolfo C Garcia AFP (28 Mar 01 - 05 Feb 03)
• LGen Romeo B Dominguez AFP (05 Feb 03 - 16 Aug 05)
• LGen Romeo P Tolentino AFP (16 Aug 05 - 21 Jul 06)
• LGen Bonifacio B Ramos AFP (21 Jul 06 - 16 Aug 07)
• LGen Rodrigo F Maclang AFP (16 Aug 07- 06 May 08)
• MGen Isagani C Cachuela AFP
• LGen Ricardo A David, Jr AFP
• LGen Gaudencio S Pangilinan AFP

Units

The following are the units that are under the Northern Luzon Command.

• 5th Infantry (Star) Division, PA
  5th Infantry (STAR) Division
  The 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Star Division, is the Philippine Army's primary Infantry unit in Northern Luzon, and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare....
  
  
• 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, PA
  7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division
  The 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Kaugnay Division, is the Philippine Army's primary Infantry unit specializing in rapid deployment....
  
  
• 1st Tactical Operations Wing, PAF
• Naval Forces Northern Luzon, PN

Operations

• Anti-guerrilla operations against the New People's Army
  New People's Army
  The New People's Army is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. It was formed on March 29, 1969. The Maoist NPA conducts its armed guerrilla struggle based on the strategical line of 'protracted people's war'.The NPA exacts so called "revolutionary taxes" from business owners...
  
  
• Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.

Trivia

• BGen Bayani N Fabic AFP is now serving as the Senate's Sergeant at Arms.
• LGen Rodolfo Garcia became AFP Deputy Chief of Staff, and then later on became AFP Vice Chief of Staff.