The Reserve Command, Philippine Navy (RESCOM, PN), () is a Major Support Command created for the sole purpose of naval, and Marine reserve force management, procurement, and organization.
Vision A committed, well-trained, and ready Reserve Force for a Strong Republic.
Mission To organize, train, equip, and administer naval, and Marine Reservists in order to provide the Philippine Navy the base for expansion in the event of war, invasion, or rebellion or disaster and calamities, and to assist in the socio-economic development of the country.
Legal mandate
Commonwealth Act 1
Commonwealth Act No. 1, particularly Section II, cites the responsibility of each and every citizen of for the defense of the nation. Citizens may be mobilized in the event the national government declares an act of war or emergency.
Republic Act 7077 Republic Act No. 7077, also known as the Citizen's Armed Force Act or Reservist Law of 1991, is an act passed in to law by the joint house of representatives which clearly provides the policies and procedures in the creation and administration of reservists and reserve units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Republic Act 9163
Republic Act No. 9163, also known as the National Service Training Program Act or National Service Law of 2001, defines the policies and procedures in administration/training of ROTC Units in relation to the other two components, Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS), of the National Service Training Program (NSTP).
Training Training is one of the primary tasks that is handled by RESCOM, PN. The three primary sources of Naval Reservists (Filipino: Laang Kawal Pandagat) are:
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) - given to tertiary-level students who voluntarily signed for ROTC under the National Service Training Program (NSTP), Basic Citizen's Military Course (BCMC) - for civilians from all professions who did not take ROTC, and would want to become a part of the AFP Reserve Force on top of being corporate professionals, and Military Orientation Training (MOT) - for volunteer employees of private or public organizations of utility service providers assigned as a Philippine Navy Affiliated Reserve Unit (PNARU)
RESCOM, PN, also through its ROTC Program, prepares future officers in the Navy serving in the reserve force. Under the Naval Officer Qualification Course (NOQC), college graduates are trained to take roles as officers in the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Marine Corps.
Types of Naval reservists There are currently three types of reservists in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force:
Categorization of reservists and reserve units Section 12, Article 5, of Republic Act 7077 breaks down and categorizes reservists and their units based on various criteria cited by this law.
First Category Reservists - Able bodied reservists aged 18 up to 35 years of age, inclusive Second Category Reservists - Able bodied reservists aged 36 up to 51 years of age, inclusive Third Category Reservists - All able-bodied reservists aged above 52 years of age
Classification of reservists and reserve units Section 13, Article 5, of Republic Act 7077 clearly cites the classification of reservists based on their operational readiness for immediate deployment or mobilization.
Ready Reserve - physically fit and tactically current reservist personnel that are always on constant alert and training; ready to mobilize once a mobilization order has been given. Reservists who belong to/work for a PNARU is also classified under the Ready Reserve. Standby Reserve - Reservists who do not maintain currency in specialization qualifications but the base for expansion, support and augmentation to the Ready Reserve Force as needed. Retired Reserve - composed of citizens who are qualified for retirement either by length of service or age.
Lineage of commanding officers
Tenure beginTenure endRankNameBranchNov 2010BGENBernardo FerrerPN(M)Nov 2010Oct 2012COMMOJesus C MillanPNOct 2012Dec 2014COMMOPrimitivo P Gopo PNDec 201416 Jun 2016MGENAlvin A ParreñoPN(M)16 Jun 2016Aug 2018BGENArthur M BiyoPN(M)Aug 2018Nov 2019MGENDante M HidalgoPN(M)Nov 201921 Jan 2021MGENAriel R CaculitanPN(M)21 Jan 202128 Jul 2022RADMDorvin Jose L LegaspiPN28 Jul 202215 Aug 2022COLSimplitius G Adacer (acting)PN(M)15 Aug 2022Nov 2024MGENJoseph Ferrous S CuisonPN(M)Dec 2024PresentMGENDoroteo Jose M JalandoniPN(M)
Organization
Mobilization centers
Naval Reserve Center - National Capital Region (NRCen-NCR) Naval Reserve Center - Northern Luzon (NRCen-NL) Naval Reserve Center - Southern Luzon (NRCen-SL) Naval Reserve Center - West (NRCen-W) Naval Reserve Center - Eastern Visayas (NRCen-EV) Naval Reserve Center - Western Visayas (NRCen-WV) Naval Reserve Center - Eastern Mindanao (NRCen-EM) Naval Reserve Center - Western Mindanao (NRCen-WM)
Naval reserve units
Naval Forces Reserve - NCR (NFR-NCR) (Fort Santiago, Cabildo St, Intramuros, Manila) 22nd Naval Group Reserve 221st Naval Squadron Reserve 222nd Naval Squadron Reserve 223rd Naval Squadron Reserve Naval Forces Reserve - Northern Luzon (NFR-NL) (Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar, Poro Point, San Fernando, La Union) 11th Naval Group Reserve 111th Naval Squadron Reserve 112th Naval Squadron Reserve - Ilocos Sur 113th Naval Service Support Squadron Reserve - Ilocos Norte 12th Naval Group Reserve 121st Naval Squadron Reserve - Dagupan City, Pangasinan 122nd Naval Combat Support Squadron Reserve - Baguio City 123rd Naval Service Support Squadron Reserve - Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Zambales Naval Forces Reserve - Southern Luzon (NFR-SL) (Naval Station Julhasan Arasain, Rawis, Legazpi City, Albay) 31st Naval Group Reserve 311th Naval Squadron Reserve - Albay 312th Naval Squadron Reserve - Sorsogon 313th Naval Squadron Reserve - Masbate 32nd Naval Group Reserve 321st Naval Squadron Reserve - Batangas 322nd Naval Squadron Reserve - Quezon 323rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Occidental Mindoro Naval Forces Reserve - West (NFR-W) (Camp Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa, Palawan) 41st Naval Group Reserve 411th Naval Squadron Reserve - Coron, Palawan Naval Forces Reserve - Eastern Visayas (NFR-EV) (Pier 3, Arellano Blvd., Brgy. Tinago, Cebu City) 51st Naval Group Reserve 511st Naval Squadron Reserve - Cebu City 512nd Naval Squadron Reserve - Camotes Islands 513rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Southern Cebu Province 52nd Naval Group Reserve 521st Naval Squadron Reserve - Tagbilaran, Bohol 522nd Naval Squadron Reserve - Dumaguete, Negros Oriental 523rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Tacloban City Naval Forces Reserve - Western Visayas (NFR-WV) (Villa Arevalo District, Iloilo City) 81st Naval Group Reserve 811st Naval Squadron Reserve - Iloilo 812nd Naval Squadron Reserve - Aklan 813rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Antique 82nd Naval Group Reserve 823rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Boracay, Malay, Aklan 84th Naval Group Reserve 841st Naval Squadron Reserve - Hamtic, Antique Naval Forces Reserve - Eastern Mindanao (NFR-EM) (Naval Station Felix Apolinario, Davao City) 72nd Naval Group Reserve - Surigao Del Sur 721st Naval Squadron Reserve 722nd Naval Squadron Reserve Naval Forces Reserve - Western Mindanao (NFR-WM) (Naval Station Rio Hondo, Brgy Rio Hondo, Zamboanga City) 61st Naval Group Reserve 613rd Naval Squadron Reserve - Pagadian City
Marine reserve units
7th Marine Brigade (Reserve) - NCR (HQS Philippine Marines, Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City) 71st Marine Battalion (Reserve) 72nd Marine Battalion (Reserve) 73rd Marine Battalion (Reserve) 8th Marine Brigade (Reserve) - (Dagupan City) 81st Marine Battalion (Reserve) - Iloilo City 82nd Marine Battalion (Reserve) 83rd Marine Battalion (Reserve) 84th Marine Battalion (Reserve) 9th Marine Brigade (Reserve) - (Naval Station Felix Apolinario, Davao City) 91st Marine Battalion (Reserve) - Zamboanga City 932nd Marine Company Reserve - Pagadian City 13th Marine Brigade (Reserve) - (Alabel, Sarangani)
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps units (NROTCUs)
149th NROTCU - Philippine Merchant Marine Academy 152nd NROTCU - Northwestern University, Laoag, Ilocos Norte 164th NROTCU – University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) 169th NROTCU - Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), Bataan 236th NROTCU - Technological University of the Philippines - Cavite 244th NROTCU – Philippine Maritime Institute (PMI) Colleges, Quezon City 245th NROTCU – Philippine Merchant Marine School (PMMS) - Las Piñas 246th NROTCU – Adamson University (AdU), City of Manila 247th NROTCU – De La Salle University – Manila (DLSU-M) 248th NROTCU - Philippine Merchant Marine School - Manila 250th NROTCU - NAMEI Polytechnic Institute, Mandaluyong 267th NROTCU – De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (DLSU-D), Cavite 270th NROTCU – University of Makati (UMak) 275th NROTCU - FEATI University 277th NROTCU - Taguig City University 278th NROTCU - Navotas Polytechnic College 279th NROTCU - University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) - Las Piñas Campus 307th NROTCU – Batangas State University (BSU) - Alangilan Campus 380th NROTCU - Westmead International School, Batangas City 355th NROTCU - Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation, Masbate 516th NROTCU – Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT), Palompon, Leyte 355th NROTCU – Bicol Merchant Marine Institute, Inc. (BMMCI), Sorsogon City, Sorsogon 522nd NROTCU – Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) 534th NROTCU – Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) 566th NROTCU - Concord Technical Institute, Inc., San Nicolas, Cebu City 610th NROTCU - Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University 613th NROTCU - Our Lady of Triumph Institute of Technology, Pagadian 627th NROTCU – Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST) 678th NROTCU – Mindanao State University – Naawan Campus (MSU-N) 723rd NROTCU - Davao del Norte State College (DNSC) 768th NROTCU – DMMA College of Southern Philippines, Davao City 777th NROTCU - Holy Cross of Davao College 802nd NROTCU – John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University – Arevalo, Iloilo City 824th NROTCU – John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod, Negros Occidental
Naval Affiliated Reserve units (NARUs) 4th Naval Construction Battalion (Reserve) Naval Affiliated Reserve Force-NCR (WESPHIL) 27th Naval Affiliated Reserve Group (Rescue Recon 1) 70th Naval Affiliated Reserve Group (Davao Oriental Ringnetters Association, Inc.) (DORRA) 201st Naval Affiliated Reserve Squadron (Manila Yacht Club) Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) PNARU Pacific Roadlink Logistics, Inc. (PRLI) PNARU Gerardo D.R. Mendoza (GDRM) Leopard Seal Organization, Inc. PNARU
Prominent Filipino Navy reservists ENS Enrico Raphael Q. Nacino, MAN, RN, PN(Res) - actor; Second Prince, StarStruck season 5; honorary member, Naval Special Warfare Force CPO Christopher S. De Leon, PN(Res) - actor; 8-time FAMAS Awardee CPO Camille Lydia A. Villar-Genuino, PN(Res) - Senator; former Representative, Las Pinas PO1 Jason J. Abalos, PN(Res) - actor; board member, 2nd District, Nueva Ecija PO1 Mikaela Louise B. Romero, PN(Res) - businesswoman; owner, Capital1 Solar Spikers, Premier Volleyball League; daughter of businessman and former Representative Mikee Romero PO1 Carlos Edriel P. Yulo, PN(Res) - double gold medalist, 2024 Summer Olympics (men's floor exercise, and vault) PO2 Patricia Bermudez-Hizon, PN(Res) - first female sportscaster in the Philippines; head, One Sports PO2 Ernani Lazaro "Jong" M. Cuenco, Jr., PN(Res) - actor, musician; son of National Artist for Music Ernani Cuenco; also inaugural Naval Special Warfare Reservist PO2 Vickie Marie Milagrosa S. Rushton-Abalos, PN(Res) - winner, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011; finalist, Pinoy Big Brother: All In, former actress PO2 Megan "Sexy Megan/Megandang Megan" Sebastian-Du, PN(Res) - radio DJ, 101.1 Yes! FM Manila; also inaugural Naval Special Warfare Reservist