The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) underscored Wednesday, June 16, the importance of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) as one of the building blocks of the robust relationship between the Philippines and United States. General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has hosted a meeting with Admiral William Merz, commander of the US 7th Fleet, to discuss how to further strengthen the two nations' cooperation on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and military matters....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started vaccinating again its military frontliners on Monday, June 14, in its General Headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City with the arrival of more vaccine supplies. A Philippine Army personnel looks away while he is being inoculated with a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is on the lookout for possible retaliatory attacks from the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) following the killing of one of its sub-leaders and three of his followers. An Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) sub-leader and three of his followers are killed in a law...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has visited Pagasa Island as he boosted the morale of the troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military disclosed on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (leftmost) visits Pagasa Island in the West...
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana condemned on Tuesday, June 8, the detonation of an anti-personnel mine allegedly by the New People's Army (NPA) in Bicol Region that killed a rising football player from the Far Eastern University (FEU) and his uncle. Keith...
Rear Admiral Adeluis Bordado has been appointed by President Duterte as the new and 39th Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (PN), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed Tuesday, June 8. Rear Admiral Adeluis Bordado is the new Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command. (Photo...
The Department of National Defense (DND) should explore the feasibility of restructuring the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with additional forces to boost the country’s maritime defense. Senator Risa Hontiveros said this proposal may be worth considering in light of China’s continuous...
Leading the Philippine Navy (PN) at the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was one of the most challenging roles that Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo has done in his career as a military man. After assuming as the PN's 38th Flag Officer in Command on Feb. 3, 2020, Bacordo will...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Cirilito Sobejana has encouraged active members of the New People's Army (NPA) to lay down their arms and take advantage of the government's desire to help them change their lives. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., whose stint as the acting Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA) was cut short in May due to retirement issues, has been designated as the new commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) that aims to "widen the military's efforts in dismantling threat...
