3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)

3rd Infantry Division
Unit Seal of the 3ID, PA
ActiveJuly 01, 1946 – Present
Country Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional warfare, counter-insurgency
Size3 Brigades
Part ofPhilippine Army (Since 1946)
Garrison/HQCamp Gen Macario Peralta Jr, Jamindan, Capiz
Nickname(s)Spearhead Troopers
Motto(s)The Armed Peacekeepers for Peace and Progress
EngagementsAnti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements.
Commanders
Current
commander
MGen. Marion R. Sison AFP
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. Fortunato Abat, AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 3rd Infantry Division, also known as the Spearhead Division, is a unit of the Philippine Army, based at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz, Philippines.