The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held Saturday, July 10, an inter-faith memorial service for the victims of the C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds an inter-faith memorial service at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 10, 2021 for...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Friday, July 9, another soldier who died in a C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana (Photo from Philippine News Agency) AFP Chief Gen....
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Wednesday, July 7, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will procure additional aircraft to boost the flee t of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an FA-50 jet during the Sanay Datu...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), revealed that 19 military personnel who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend have already been identified. General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
The retrieved blackbox of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that crashed in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend will be sent to the United States where it will be analyzed. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),...
Two days after the deadly C-130 cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu, the details of the cause of the accident that claimed the lives of 52 individuals have yet to be cleared as investigation continues. To help ferret out the truth, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
The United States government has conveyed its “deep condolences” to the Philippines following the crash of a C130H plane that killed 50 people, mostly army soldiers, and injured several dozens of others in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Office of the President of the United States (via...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has concluded the retrieval operation on the crashed C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday night, July 4, which left 50 individuals dead and 53 others injured, making it one of the worst aviation accidents in the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged the Philippines to ensure that justice is served as it expressed deep concern over reports of two children caught in alleged government operations causing their “untimely and unjustifiable deaths”. UNICEF (via Twitter) “Ending...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received new weapons and defense equipment from the United States military worth P183 million ($3.8 million), it announced on Wednesday, June 23. The Armed Forces of the Philippines receives weapons and defense equipment worth P183 million from the...
American officials who engaged their Filipino counterparts in the negotiation on the retention of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) are “very happy” with the six-month extension given by President Duterte, Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Tuesday....
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
