The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally opened the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” 2022 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Monday, Nov. 7, which will be attended by more than 1,500 active and reserve military forces. More than 1,500 active and reserve military forces will...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte believes Filipinos must focus on what each of them can do for the Philippines so the country can move forward to achieve progress faster. Vice President Sara Duterte during the Naval Special Operations Command’s 66th anniversary celebration on...
Two Philippine Army (PA) personnel were instantly killed while two others were injured when suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ambushed troops who were about to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in Abra on Friday, Oct. 27, in the aftermath of a powerful...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. has directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to create a “realistic” priority list for their modernization program after the United States pledged a $100 million or more than P50 billion in military assistance....
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro has chosen an experienced officer in security operations and intelligence to head the primary military task force operating in Metro Manila. Colonel Alexei Musñgi (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines)...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental announced on Monday, Oct. 17, the resumption of classes in Barangays Carabalan and Cabadiangan beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19, after a series of encounters between the military and communist guerrillas. Mayor Raymund Tongson Jr....
TACLOBAN CITY – Poverty and hunger prompted seven members of the New People’s Army to surrender to the Joint AFP-PNP Local Peace Engagement Plan in Northern Samar. THE NPA surrenderers and their firearms. (1st NSPMFC photo) They also cited the NPA’s inability to sustain the needs of their...
VILLAVICIOSA, Abra – A New People’s Army recruiter voluntarily surrendered to the Joint Task Force Kaugnay of the Army 24th Infantry Battalion and the Abra Provincial Police Office in Barangay Laplapog here on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The military said the surrenderer, 54, and a resident here is a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member was killed in a firefight with Joint Task Force Sulu troops in Patikul, Sulu on Thursday, Oct. 13. THE body of Abu Sayyaf Group member Ben Saji lies beside personal belongings of his colleagues in the encounter site in Patikul, Sulu. (JTF Sulu photo)...
Malacañang is not surprised that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA), and Department of Education (DepEd) emerged as the "most trusted" government agencies by Filipinos as they are the ones that have direct contact with the people. The...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Tuesday, Oct. 11, the killing of a spokesperson of the New People's Army (NPA) in an armed encounter with the military in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental. Romeo Nanta (Courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division) Romeo Nanta alias "Juanito Magbanua" was...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army has identified the two soldiers killed in a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental province since Oct. 6. CORPORALS Christian P. Drilon (left) and Rex G. Verde. (Army 3rd ID)...
