President Marcos has authorized the deputation of law enforcement agencies and other government instrumentalities to help ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections in September. Marcos made the approval through...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the government will carefully review the concerns surrounding access restrictions at the Col. Ernesto Ravina Air Base or Crow Valley in Capas, Tarlac. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Ilocano Dialogue on the West...
More Filipinos want the government to prioritize modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over other security measures to protect the country 's maritime rights, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, July 14, confirmed the persistent presence of Chinese research vessels near Batanes even as it dismissed recent claims by Chinese academics that the northernmost province of the Philippines is part of Taiwan and, by extension, China. Retired...
Police forces are now working closely with the military in the strict implementation of gun ban which will start on July 16 as part of the security measures for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine...
A decade after the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines, the nation marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on Sunday, July 12, with nationwide displays of defiance and unity against coercion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). From the Quirino Grandstand in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, July 10, said the military will increase patrols not only in the country 's northern waters but across all maritime areas after Chinese scholars claimed that Batanes belongs to China. Teodoro said the Armed Forces...
President Marcos has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain steadfast in defending the country 's territory while sustaining gains in internal security and closely monitoring foreign malign influence, top defense and military officials said after a command conference with...
President Marcos has attended the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) command conference, where he was briefed on military campaign plans and operational accomplishments of the AFP, Malacañang said. According to Malacañang, Marcos was briefed on the progress of the AFP 's ongoing...
China 's test launch of a submarine-fired strategic missile into the Pacific Ocean has drawn strong criticism from the Department of National (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of its landmark arbitral victory against Beijing in...
A top leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) was killed in a raid by joint police and military personnel in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte early morning on Sunday, July 5. Esmael Abubakar, alias Kumander Bungos, was listed as the number one most wanted in the Bangsamoro...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it is refining its operational capabilities by embedding its core values into every mission as the military branch pursues a more modern and capable defense posture. To guide every Air Force personnel, PAF spokesperson Colonel Maria Christina Basco said the...
