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...
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...
In a very rare occasion, Gen. Andres Centino officially assumed post on Saturday, Jan. 7, as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the second time in his military career. Based on records from the AFP, no other officer has been bestowed the same privilege since the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) celebrated its 87th founding anniversary on Monday, Dec. 19, at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo Quezon City. The event was graced by no less than its Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who, unfortunately, was mistakenly...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has destroyed 307 firearms in Maguindanao over the weekend which were seized during various operations against the enemies of the State in Central Mindanao. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff, led the demilitarization of the...
SENIOR BYAHERO I was looking intensely at the old marble holy water stoup or “pila de agua bendita” at the entrance of the church. It has marking that says “Pueblo de Jimenez 1878. Dona d Ygnacio Tamarong.” I ran my fingers along its basin which has already darkened with age. Who is Ygnacio...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos condemned Saturday, Nov. 26, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), for allegedly killing two soldiers in an ambush in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Retired UP Professor Clarita Carlos (right)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the designation of Maj. Gen. Arthur M. Cordura as the new Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Cordura assumed the second highest position in the military in a turnover ceremony presided by AFP Chief of Staff Gen....
The country's top military officer is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's (PN) elite special operations forces, the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) or Navy SEAL (sea, air, land). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (middle) is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's...
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), vowed to provide “solid” support to the Western Command (WESCOM) for them to intensify their security operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (sitting,...
A total of 706 communist rebels have been neutralized by the military in Eastern Mindanao this 2022, a ranking official disclosed Saturday, Nov. 12. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippibes (AFP), speaks during the traditional "Talk to Troops" when...
