1st Infantry Division (Philippines)

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First Infantry Division
Coat of Arms of the 1ID
Active	5 May 1936 – 9 April 1942 (as 1st Regular Division, PCA) 1 July 1947 – present
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size	3 Brigades
Part of	1st Military District under the Philippine Commonwealth Army (1941–1942) Under the Philippine Army (Since 1 July 1946)
Garrison/HQ	Kuta Major Cesar L. Sang-an, Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur
Nickname(s)	Tabak Division
Motto(s)	"Your Security, Our Mission Community Development, Our Goal"
Anniversaries	4 December
Engagements	World War II * Philippines campaign (1941–1942) * Battle of Bataan (1942) CPP-NPA-NDF conflict Moro conflict * Zamboanga City crisis * Battle of Marawi
Decorations	Presidential Streamer Award
Commanders
Current commander	BGen Antonio G. Nafarrete, PA
Notable commanders	BGen Guillermo B. Francisco BGen Mateo M. Capinpin BGen Fidel V. Segundo BGen Cesar F. Fortuno, AFP BGen Raymundo T. Jarque, AFP MGen Diomedio P. Villanueva, AFP MGen Narciso J. Abaya, AFP MGen Romeo B. Dominguez, AFP MGen Glicerio Sua, AFP, MGen Noel A. Coballes AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army, nicknamed Tabak Division, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit, and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare. The division has been involved in combating terrorists in Southern Mindanao.