Camp Gen. Mateo Capinpin

Camp Gen. Mateo Capinpin
Tanay, Rizal
Camp Capinpin is located in Luzon
Camp Capinpin
Camp Capinpin
Camp Capinpin is located in Philippines
Camp Capinpin
Camp Capinpin
Coordinates14°32′22″N 121°22′06″E / 14.5395°N 121.3683°E / 14.5395; 121.3683
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled by Philippines
Site history
Built1962

Camp Gen. Mateo Capinpin is a military camp used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in barangay Sampaloc in Tanay, Rizal.

History

The camp was established in 1962 for the first military exercises of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. It is named after Mateo Capinpin, a Filipino military officer and brigadier general who fought in the Battle of Bataan during the Second World War. It is currently the headquarters of the Philippine Army's 2nd Infantry Division,[1] which is regarded as the AFP's primary anti-coup strike force because of its proximity to the capital Manila.[2]

Former President Joseph Estrada was detained in the camp in 2003 during his trial on corruption charges before he was moved to his nearby private villa in 2004.[3][4] The camp also housed dissident military officers detained for their role in an alleged coup plot against Estrada's successor as president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in 2006.[5] Among those detained were Brigadier-General Danilo Lim and Colonel Ariel Querubin, who were later court-martialed there.[6]

Facilities

President Estrada's former detention quarters have been turned into a tourist attraction. The camp also hosts a museum, and offers camping, rock wall climbing and rappelling facilities, and tours on military and jungle life, in addition to a zipline and an obstacle course.[7]

References

  1. ^ "History". 2nd Infantry "Junglefighter" Division. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ Balana, Cynthia; Mallari, Delfin (19 February 2015). "Solcom chief warns coup movers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ Robles, Raissa (21 October 2003). "Estrada moved to an army camp next door to his villa". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ Teves, Maria Althea (27 April 2010). "Erap used his mom, too". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ Mananghaya, James (26 July 2006). "17 Army officers linked to coup transferred". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Security tightened at Rizal camp for trial on '06 coup try". GMA News. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ Pazzibugan, Donna (16 May 2012). "Estrada detention camp in Tanay now open for tourists". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 August 2023.


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