HISTORY OF 8PED
THE 8TH POST ENGINEER DETACHMENT, HHSBn, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION WAS ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO GO NR 123 HPA DATED 27 MAY 1986 DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF COL ISAGANI DE LOS SANTOS, THE BRIGADE COMMANDER OF THE 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEPARATE) PHILIPPINE ARMY STATIONED AT CAMP SANTOL, SAN MIGUEL, LEYTE. IN ITS EARLY DAYS, 8PED WAS MANNED BY FEW SKILLED PVT’S WITH CAPTAIN JOVENCIO R PABLICO AS THE FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER IN 1986-1989.
FROM CAMP SANTOL, SAN MIGUEL, LEYTE, THE EARLY HEADQUARTERS WAS LATER TRANSFERRED AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION CAMP LUKBAN, CATBALOGAN, SAMAR, SOMETIME ON OCTOBER 1987. IT WAS THEN THAT THE UNIT STRENGTH WAS INCREASED IN ORDER TO COPE UP WITH ITS MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL SUCH TIME THE BRIGADE WAS ELEVATED INTO DIVISION LEVEL ON AUGUST 1988.
WHEN CAPTAIN JOVENCIO R PABLICO
DIED AT FORT BONIFACIO GENERAL HOSPITAL ON 20 DECEMBER 1989 DURING THE HEIGHT
OF COUP DE ETAT IT WAS SUCCEDED BY 2LT MARCELO DOMINGO M MATIBAG (CE) PA AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE ON 28
DECEMBER 1989 TO 04 FEBRUARY 1990. AFTER THE FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER THIS
UNIT, IT FOLLOWED BY FOLLOWING OFFICERS WITH
CORRESPONDING YEARS:
MISSION
- TO PROVIDE ALL SERVICES NECESSARY
TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND UTILITIES OF THE DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS
CAPABILITIES
Provide Personnel for the maintenance of the Division Hqs.
Provide such as:
A) Building and Ground Maintenance
B) Repair of roads
C) Sanitation
D) Power & Electrical utilities & services
E) Related Engineering works, admin eqpt and maintenance supply services
The unit can design and construct horizontal and vertical structures
Can provide complete set of horizontal and vertical plans and drawings
Can fight as an infantry when required, the unit has capability of defending itself and its installation against hostile enemy attack
THE 8TH POST ENGINEER DETACHMENT IS ORGANIZED WITH ADMIN, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENG’G SECTION, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE SECTION, UTILITY SECTION, WITH AUTHORIZED TROOP CEILING OF TWO (2) OFFICERS AND THIRTY SIX (36) EP AS PER AOP - 2006.
AT PRESENT THE 8PED HAS ONLY TWO (2) OFFR AND THIRTY FOUR (34) EP ASSIGNED.
AT THE START, THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE UNIT WERE PURELY MAINTENANCE ON HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF THE DIVISIONBUT AT PRESENT THE UNIT CAN CONSTRUCT BOTH THE HORIZONTAL VERTICAL PROJECTS TO INCLUDE COMPLETE SETS OF PLANS, DRAWING AND ESTIMATE.
Double Fence Ammo Dump
Extension of Taebo Area
Renovation of DPM
