Philippine Marine Corps

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Philippine Marine Corps
Hukbong Kawal Pandagat ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Philippine Marine Corps
Founded	November 7, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-11-07)
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Navy
Type	Marines
Role	Amphibious and expeditionary warfare
Size	10,300[1]
Part of	Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Motto(s)	Karangalan, Katungkulan, Kabayanihan ("Honor, Duty, Heroism") or ("Honor, Deber, Heroismo")
Colors	Scarlet, Gold and Blue
Anniversaries	7 November
Engagements	Communist Insurgencies Moro Conflict Spratly Islands Dispute Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines UN Peacekeeping Operations Manila Peninsula siege 2013 Zamboanga crisis 2017 Marawi siege
Website	www.marinecorps.mil.ph
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Bongbong Marcos
Secretary of National Defense	Gilberto C. Teodoro
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines	GEN Romeo S. Brawner Jr., PA
Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy	VADM Toribio Adaci Jr., PN
Commandant	MGEN Arturo G. Rojas, PN(M)[2]
Deputy Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps	BGEN Romeo T. Racadio, PN(M)
Command Sergeant Major	Senior Master Sergeant Albert L. Lopez, PN(M)
Insignia
Flag
Battledress identification patch
Emblem

The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) (Filipino: Hukbong Kawal Pandagat ng Pilipinas) is the marine corps of the Philippines, a naval infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy. The PMC conducts amphibious, expeditionary, and special operations missions.