The continuing pursuit operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group who allegedly perpetrated a bomb attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last year resulted in yet another bloodbath on...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) Last Saturday, Feb. 17, the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) welcomed its alumni for the Annual Alumni Homecoming. This event congregates Cavaliers from across the nation and the world to their esteemed alma mater for a day of...
(Courtesy of 1001st Infantry Brigade) A new landslide struck Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, forcing the temporary stoppage of search, rescue and retrieval operations. The landslide occurred around 2 p.m. and responders scampered to a safer ground, according to...
Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 14 Chinese vessels were monitored in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Feb. 13, but the Philippine Navy (PN) was not alarmed as this was considered...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers questions from the media during a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The death of Khadafi Mimbesa alias "Engineer", the alleged...
President Marcos hailed the heroism of four soldiers who were wounded in a recent operation against the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group (DI-MG). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Cpl. Rodgen V. Quirante PA/OACPA) Marcos personally visited the combat-wounded troops at the Army...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
Philippine Navy ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15) and US Navy ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) sail together in the West Philippine Sea during the third Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) on Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and...
Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) As the Philippine Navy (PN) embarks on a new phase of modernization anchored on fortifying the country's external defense capabilities, it begs the question: can...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers queries from the media during a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on...
A soldier stands in attention in front of the Davao City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Task Force Davao / Facebook) (Updated) There is no directive from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to disband a military task force in Davao, military officials disclosed on Tuesday, Feb. 6, contrary to the...
