President Duterte’s national security and foreign policy strategies have violated the Philippine Constitution as they failed to “defend our sovereignty and national territory from foreign threats and invasion,” retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice and opposition coalition 1Sambayan...
While he has always been critical of President Duterte, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has agreed with the way he has taken care of the needs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Malacañang/Trillanes Facebook) “Doon...
Makabayan bloc lawmakers on Friday, June 19 called for an independent investigation into the alleged massacre of a 12-year-old girl and two other members of the Lumad-Manobo tribe on Tuesday in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. The 3rd Special Battalion Force of the Philippine Army insisted that the...
Around 19 percent of the 180,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Philippine Army personnel looks away while he is being inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on June 14, 2021....
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...
