Philippines

Camouflage of the Philippine Army and Air Force

• Philippine early tiger stripe - used 1960s to 1970s by Army Special Forces, Scout Rangers and Navy SWAG units

• Philippine seven colour brushstroke (green). Worn by Army Special Forces and Scout Ranger units, 1970s to early 1990s

• Philippine seven colour brushstroke (red). Worn by Army Special Forces and Scout Ranger units, 1970s to early 1990s

• Philippine Army DPM - used by both Army and Air Force since the 1990s

Camouflage of the Philippine Navy and Marines

• Philippine Marines - yellow leaf pattern. Used until 2000 - perhaps from the 1980s.

• Philippine Marines - dark leaf pattern. Used since 2000.

• Navy SWAG (Special Warfare Group) tiger stripe pattern. 1980s to present.

Camouflage of the Philippine Coast Guard

• "Red" DPM (quite similar in the colours to the Omani "red DPM") used by the Philippine Coast Guard K9 unit

• Philippine Coast Guard "choc chip" 6 colour uniform

• Philippine Coast Guard digital pattern

Camouflage of the Philippine National Police (PNP)

• The first camouflage pattern worn by the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) was based on the US six-color desert pattern, but having a distinctively pink or mauve colorway. This pattern was worn primarily between 1995 and 1997.

• The second camouflage pattern of the Special Action Force retained the basic drawings but considerably altered the colorway to a more green-dominant scheme. six-colour pattern. Introduced in 1997, the pattern was worn until around 2000.

• The third camouflage pattern of the Special Action Force again altered the colorway. This pattern was introduced in 2001, and worn until 2006.

• The fourth camouflage pattern of the PNP SAF was introduced in 2006. This was the first digital design worn by Philippine personnel, and the original fabric was printed in China. The pattern incorporates black, dark green, foliage green & brown on a grey background, although there is some variation among production runs.

• The Philippine Presidential Security Group are a unique branch of service tasked with the protection of the President and VIPs. Since the late 1990s, the unit has worn a unique urban camouflage pattern nicknamed "bricks." There are two primary colorways documented, a grey and a tan dominant.