The Philippine Army (PA) is preparing to mobilize three full infantry divisions to secure the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections this September. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, expressed confidence in maintaining peace during the polls, citing a significant decline in local...
Colonel Audie Mongao, a Philippine Army (PA) official who posted on social media his supposed withdrawal of support from President Marcos Jr., will face a general court martial (GCM), a senior military official revealed on Monday, Feb. 16. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette, PA commanding general, said he...
The death toll in the sinking of ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 climbed to 57 after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered three more bodies on Sunday, Feb. 15. Captain Noemie Cayabyab, PCG spokesperson, said coast guard technical divers found the cadavers during underwater operations in the...
An Australian warship transited the South China Sea near the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) and dropped anchor in Subic for a port visit aimed at strengthening maritime ties with the Philippine Navy (PN). The PN, through the Philippine Fleet (PF), is hosting HMAS Toowoomba, an Anzac-class...
A man who allegedly jumped from a ferry in the waters of Batangas Bay was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over the weekend. The PCG said the 33-year-old passenger of MV Trans-Asia 20 went overboard around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, while the vessel was traversing Batangas Bay. The...
Three fishermen who were reported missing in the waters off Occidental Mindoro were rescued while one of their companions was found dead after their boat drifted for five days due to engine failure, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday, Feb. 14. The PCG said it received a radio...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 54 after technical divers recovered one body from the wreck site off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Saturday, Feb. 14. PCG technical divers commenced underwater operations in connection with...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has strengthened its military cooperation with the United States and Japan in separate high-level engagements ahead of major military exercises set this year, ranking officials disclosed on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Philippine Army (PA) said it is bolstering...
A newly refurbished operations center was turned over to the Joint Peace and Security Teams (JPST) to strengthen women’s participation in peace and security efforts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and...
Technical divers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy following 16 days of extended underwater search and rescue operations at the site of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan, a ranking officer said on Saturday, Feb. 14. The procedure,...
The Philippine National Police welcomed the national government’s plan to acquire drones equipped with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology to enhance law enforcement operations and improve manhunt capabilities. The procurement of LIDAR-equipped drones was earlier announced by...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday, Feb. 13, that it is open to any independent inquiry into allegations of torture raised by some of the suspects in the killing of a Bulacan police officer, whose body was found in a septic tank last month. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez...
