The Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve) is a Ready Reserve unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command. It is one of the units of the Technical and Administrative Services Reserve Group and is headquartered at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. The brigade provides combat support, combat service support, and service support to AFP Reserve Force maneuver units, and conducts civil–military operations, community development operations, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Commanders Unit Designation: Public Affairs Group (Reserve) Colonel Jesus G. Czabarrus (GSC) PAF (RES) - February 1997 to June 2005

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Service (PAS)(Reserve) Colonel Eduardo L. Lacañeta MNSA (GSC) PN (RES) - June 2005 to November 2009

Unit Designation: Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve) Brigadier General Joseph G. Sevilla AFP (RES) - November 2009 to November 2011 Commodore Enrico Juan P. Talon AFP (RES) - November 2011 to 15 May 2015 Brigadier General Emmanuel Joaquin B. Guina AFP (RES) - 15 May 2015 to 18 May 2019 Brigadier General Gerard V. Velez PA (RES) - 18 May 2019 to date

Brigade Sergeant Majors SMS Napoleon Mantilla (Res) PA - November 2009 to November 2011(Deceased)

MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA - November 2011 to 2015

MSg Dionisio B Avila Jr PA(Res). May 2015 to May 2019

CPO Arnel S Cruz PN (Res) - 25 May 2019 to date

Organization The following are the units of the Civil Military Affairs Brigade:

Headquarters Units:

Command Group Headquarters & Headquarters Support Group Media Affairs Group Information Development Group

Field line units

1st Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) National Capital Region 2nd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Northern Luzon 3rd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Southern Luzon 4th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Palawan 5th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Visayas 6th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Eastern Mindanao 7th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Western Mindanao 8th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve)

Training Civil Military Affairs Operation Course Civil Affairs Orientation Training Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (Unconventional Warfare Operations Course) Scuba Diving Course Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course K-9 Handling Course VIP Security Protection Course Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Awards and decorations Campaign streamers Award streamer Streamer name Operation Date awarded ReferencePresidential Unit Citation BadgeSAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana4 February 2010 General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10Presidential Unit Citation BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges Military badge Badge name Operation Date awarded ReferenceAFP Election Duty BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines21 May 2010 General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10AFPRESCOM 2025 Best Ready Reserve Umit - Brigade Level

AFP NRW 2025 Best Ready Reserve Unit - Brigade / Wing Level

Gallery

See also AFP Reserve Command

References Citations

Bibliography

General Orders activating Civil Military Affairs Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command AFPRESCOM official site The AFPRESCOM Training Group, AFP-MOT Manual, 2001, AFPRESCOM