ILIGAN CITY – A sub-leader of the Daulah Islamiyah-Turaifie Group and six followers surrendered to the military in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Friday, Oct. 7. THE seven Daulah Islamiyah surrenderers. (Military photo) The military identified the surrenderers as sub-leader Homi Abao Abdulmalik,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) highlighted on Saturday, Oct. 8, the accomplishments it made within the first 100 days in office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff (PHOTO BY AFP/FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formalized its partnership with a volunteers' group on Monday, Oct. 3, to improve humanitarian operations in remote and conflict-afflicted areas in Mindanao. Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines A memorandum of agreement was signed by the AFP...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Department of National Defense (DND) returned 17.5 hectares of disputed land to Cebu government on Monday, Oct. 3, ending over a decade of legal battle. (L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr., Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn...
The powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today Sept. 27 the appointment of 63 generals/flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Their confirmation made in today’s plenary session presided by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, September 27 scored the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for using some soldiers to work as household workers. Tulfo urged the two agencies to stop the practice during the Senate finance sub-committee’s hearing on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continued Tuesday, Sept. 27, its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in areas affected by Super Typhoon "Karding." Personnel of Philippine Army 1st Infantry Battalion help in loading and transporting 1,000 boxes of relief goods...
As weather condition improved Monday, Sept. 26, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assisted top government officials in conducting rapid damage and needs assessment (RDANA) while soldiers initiated humanitarian assistance and initiated disaster response (HADR) operations in areas affected by...
All military units in northern, southern, and western Luzon were alerted in anticipation of the effects of Super Typhoon "Karding," the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday, Sept. 25. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro (Photo courtesy of the AFP-Southern Luzon Command) Lt. Gen....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. safely arrived back to the Philippines from the United States on Sunday morning, Sept. 25, with the help of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed at least four FA-50 fighter jets to escort the flight of President Ferdinand...
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc is demanding the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to settle the P14.5 million in unpaid bills that it owes to some 30 electric cooperatives. APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) will continue to be relentless in its operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), despite a Manila court’s denial of a petition for proscription that would have declared the communist...
