TACLOBAN CITY – Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded, including a 10-year-old girl, in an encounter before dawn on Friday, Oct. 7, in Jipapad, Eastern Samar. The Army 8th Infantry Division confirmed casualties but has yet to issue an official statement on the incident....
The armies of the Philippines and Bangladesh are eyeing to hold more collaborative engagements to strengthen the military cooperation of the two Asian countries. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, Philippine Army (PA) Chief of Staff, interacts with Bangladesh Army senior instructor Col. MD Syeedur Rahman...
The Philippine Army (PA) confirmed Saturday, Oct. 1, that eight Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS 2000) 155mm self-propelled guns -- the biggest guns in the arsenal of the Army -- have arrived in General Santos City to enhance counter-terrorism operations in conflict-affected areas in...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's army said Thursday a probe has confirmed allegations by a former soldier who said she was sexually assaulted by her former bosses and colleagues. The admission comes after Rina Gonoi submitted a petition signed by more than 100,000 people demanding an independent probe into...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Troops found an arms cache of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental. Major Gen. Nolasco Mempin, 10th Infantry Division chief, said on Thursday, Sept. 29, that the Army 701st Infantry Brigade (701IB) recovered five firearms in the area on Wednesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) recently announced that the cash reward against a wanted personality tagged in the killings in Calatrava, Negros Occidental last month was raised to P500,000. PASAPORTE (Glazyl Masculino) Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd IBde commander,...
Super typhoon "Karding" left a trail of destruction after it slammed into Central Luzon, based on the results of an aerial survey by the Philippine Army (PA) on Monday, Sept. 26. The Army's Aviation "Hiraya" Regiment conducted an aerial reconnaissance and damage assessment flight using a Cessna 172...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion discovered a cache of ammunition and explosives in Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Sept 22. Soldiers recovered some war materials believed left by the New People's Army (NPA), after digging near a...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) amazon died in an encounter with government forces in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, the Philippine Army said on Thursday, Sept. 22. A FEMALE communist guerilla lies dead after an encounter with soldiers in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, on...
The military trucks bearing heavy artillery that were seen passing through EDSA in Quezon City on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and alarming some residents were not in any way related to the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, the Philippine Army (PA) clarified. Twelve units of Autonomous Truck...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army has established a new patrol base in a forest reserve in Barangay Igtuble, Tubungan, Iloilo. BRIG. Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the 301st Infantry Brigade, speaks during the signing of the agreement for the Igtuble patrol base detachment in Tubungan, Iloilo....
The Philippine Army (PA) said Saturday, Sept 17, that it has started wearing a new beret (headgear) for the Civil-Military Operations Regiment (CMOR), its unit that is tasked to foster cooperation and information support between the military and civilians. The Philippine Army (PA) starts wearing a...
