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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday made public of the details of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) it signed with the Dito Telecommunity on the planned establishment of the telco's communication facilities inside military camps.

Dozens of people were forced to flee their homes as tropical storm (TS) "Leon" dumped heavy rain and caused flood in at least four barangays in Cebu City, officials from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday visited Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard where the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is currently dumping crushed dolomite rocks as part of a P389-million rehabilitation program of the natural harbor.

More than 200,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have been sent home by the government as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in industries around the globe, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chairperson Delfin Lorenzana bared Monday night.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed Tuesday calls for a Senate hearing to discuss the implications of the planned construction of cell sites by the Dito Telecommunity in military camps.

One contributing factor to the flattening of the COVID-19 curve in the country is the stoppage of the practice of home quarantine in areas with the most number of infections, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed Tuesday.

Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, emphasized Monday night the need to modernize the country's healthcare system which, he said, has long been "neglected."

Sixty former communist rebels were given a new lease on life after receiving a total of P1.2 million in government assistance in Butuan City over the weekend, the military said.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) retired the old beret of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and launched a new design in a simple ceremony held at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija on Monday.

The selection of military camps where the cell sites of Dito Telecommunity are going to be built will undergo a laborious procedure to ensure that it will not compromise the country's national security, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday.

A total of 150 members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA), and various underground mass organizations surrendered to authorities and pledged loyalty to the country in Mawab, Davao de Oro on Friday,

The Philippine Army (PA) welcomed Major General Greg Almerol as the new commander of the 2nd Infantry "Jungle Fighter" Division (2ID) in a change of command ceremony held Friday, Sept. 11, at Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched two community-based programs which seek to address the COVID-19 pandemic and issues on food shortage in a ceremony held in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday  formally installed Police Colonel Ysmael Salonga Yu as its spokesperson and acting chief of its Public Information Office (PIO).

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with General Wei Fenghe, the Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China, in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday that safeguards have been put in place against espionage and any other security risks from its partnership with Dito Telecommunity, the country's third telco player which is 40 percent owned by a Chinese company, to build its cell sites in military camps.

The Philippine Army (PA) joined the commemoration of the 21st Korean War Veterans of the Philippines Memorial Day and the 46th anniversary of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) Veteran’s Association, Inc. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Wednesday.

The Department of National Defense (DND) received Wednesday an automated payment machine donated by Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis “Chavit” Singson in a handover ceremony at the DND Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.