As China continues its aggression against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the proposed joint maritime patrol between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea (SCS) might no longer push through. Armed Forces of the...
Major General Steve Crespillo, an experienced combatant who hunted communist rebels in the Cordilleras and Northern Luzon, was appointed as the 17 th commander of the Philippine Army’s (PA) Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Saturday, August 26....
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has officially launched on Friday, August 25, its National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP) 2023-2028 which stands as the national blueprint for the technical vocational education and training (TVET)...
German investments in the country reached P42.865 billion with more than 21,000 direct jobs created, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reported. PEZA Director General Tereso Panga and GPCCI President Stefan Schmitz (middle) with other PEZA and GPCCI officials PEZA Director General...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. refuted on Wednesday, August 23, the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) claim that it allowed the boats chartered by the AFP to reach Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal out of humanitarian purposes so it could deliver fresh food, water, and...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) "Let's go back to where we have won." Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez prodded the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to study the possible filing of a "petition for...
The planned joint patrol operation between the Philippines and United States in the South China Sea (SCS) could be integrated in the “Balikatan” exercise, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday, August 21. Military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United...
In an apparent gutsy move, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. exposed China’s “threats” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a meeting of top military officials in Nadi, Fiji recently. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General...
There is no planned or ongoing joint naval exercise between the United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines in the South China Sea (SCS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo: AFP) AFP...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has extended for another 10 years the EAT BULAGA trademark of Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE). “IPOPHL confirms the approval on June 14, 2023 of the request to extend the term of registration over EAT BULAGA AND EB...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A suspected robbery gang member was killed after he shot it out with policemen who tried to serve an arrest warrant against him in his safehouse in Barangay Fatima, this city, on Saturday, August 19. Police Col. Nicomedes Olaivar, newly installed city police director,...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is eyeing to build a technical vocational education and training (TVET) innovation center inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. Photo courtesy of TESDA In a statement, the agency said that TESDA Secretary Suharto T. Mangudadatu,...
