8th Infantry Division (Philippines)

Eighth Infantry Division
Coat of Arms of the 8ID
Active	August 1, 1988 – present
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size	3 Brigades
Part of	Philippine Army (Since 1988)
Garrison/HQ	Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar
Nickname(s)	Storm Trooper Division
Anniversaries	August 1
Engagements	Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Commanders
Current commander	MGen. Camilo Z. Ligayo, PA
Notable commanders	Bgen Isagani T Delos Santos AFP BGen Romulo F Yap AFP BGen Romeo B Tarrayo BGen Rufo A De Veyra AFP BGen Romeo Dominguez AFP BGen Glenn Rabonza AFP BGen Bonifacio Ramos AFP BGen Rodrigo Maclang AFP
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Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating local communist insurgent units, and terrorists.