The Philippines and Japan are seeking to establish a more solid defense cooperation particularly in the field of military upgrade and modernization. (L-R) Japanese Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA) Tsuchimoto Hideki and Gen. *Andres Centino, Chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino has ordered the military to go aggressive to further weaken New People’s Army (NPA) guerilla fronts in Negros Island. GEN. Andres Centino, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), speaks in a media interview during his...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Andres Centino and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian held a meeting to discuss “peace and stability” in the region. AFP chief of staff General Andres Centino and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian meet...
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that expertise and seniority were the reasons behind his most recent appointments. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. Marcos said this on his way to Davos, Switzerland, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an interview...
Three senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with a rank of major general (two-star) were promoted to the next higher rank on Thursday, Jan. 12. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Gen. Andres Centino (Photo: AFP) AFP Chief of Staff, Gen. Andres Centino...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has raised concerns on the implementation of a new law which gives senior military officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) a fixed tour-of-duty, saying some of its provisions could pose a problem that may lead to...
In an apparent show of solidarity, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. chaired Thursday, Jan. 12, the first ever command conference of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) this year following a week of controversies and change in leadership in the two...
There is nothing irregular with the abrupt change in the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. only exercised his prerogative. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. swears in General Andres Centino as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces...
Malacañang has asserted that resigned Department of National Defense (DND) officer in charge Jose Faustino Jr. knew of the sudden change in the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. swears in General Andres Centino as the new chief of...
General Andres Centino made his first major task as returning Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff on Tuesday, Jan. 10, when he met Turkish Ambassadori Niyazi Eyren Akyol. Gen. Andres Centino (right), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), welcomes Turkish...
Birth pains. A period of adjustment. This was how Senator Imee Marcos described the current "confusion" at the military establishment on the return of General Andres Centino as the country’s Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff under a three-year hold over position based a law...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed on Monday, Jan. 9, the appointment of retired military general Carlito Galvez Jr. as its new head. President Marcos shakes hand with incoming Defense Sec. Carlito Galvez after the latter accepted the President's offer for the position (Photo...
