HISTORY
THE 8TH
INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEPARATE) WAS ACTIVATED AS PER GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 90, HEADQUARTERS
PHILIPPINE ARMY, DATED 18 JUNE 1986. THIS PAVED THE WAY FOR THE ACTIVATION OF
THE 8TH DENTAL OPERATING TEAM WHICH WAS FIRST STATIONED AT BARANGAY
SANTOL, SAN MIGUEL, LEYTE WITH MAJOR PATERNO N GACAYAN O-101467 DS (PA) AS ITS
FIRST BRIGADE DENTAL SURGEON.
ON THE 29TH OF JUNE 1986, PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH 6 GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 3 H8IBDE (S) PHILIPPINE ARMY, THE 8TH
DENTAL OPERATING TEAM WAS UPGRADED AND BECAME THE 8TH DENTAL
DETACHMENT. MAJOR GACAYAN WAS FORMALLY DESIGNATED AS ITS FIRST COMMANDING
OFFICER AND AT THE SAME TIME THE BRIGADE DENTAL SURGEON.
YEAR
1987 MARKS A VERY SIGNIFICANT YEAR FOR THE 8TH DENTAL DETACHMENT
SEEKING BETTER CONTROL AND SUPERVISION WITHIN IT’S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE
SAME YEAR, PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 269 HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE ARMY
DATED 04 AUGUST 1987, THE COMMAND GROUP
INCLUDING DENTAL DETACHMENT WERE RELOCATED AT CAMP GENERAL VICENTE LUKBAN,
MAULONG, CATBALOGAN, SAMAR.
ON 01
AUGUST 1988, WHEN THE 8th INFANTRY BRIGADE (S) WAS UPGRADED TO
DIVISION LEVEL, THE 1368TH DENTAL DETACHMENT COMMANDING OFFICER BECAME
THE DIVISION DENTAL SURGEON BEING A TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL, 8TH
INFANTRY (STORMTROOPERS) DIVISION, PHILIPPINE ARMY.
