Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 27 said he is considering tapping reservists to implement the proposed mandatory Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) in higher education institutions (HEIs). Dela Rosa was earlier annoyed after a Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines and the United States will be conducting more joint maritime patrols in the upcoming months but that does not necessarily mean it is "directed against any country," Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Thursday. In an interview with ANC, Romualdez said...
The crashed SIAI-Marchetti SF260-TP training aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was on its way back to its base in Sangley Point, Cavite City when it met the accident that killed its two pilots onboard. Photo: Pilar, Bataan Municipal Police Station This was the result of the initial...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) designated Major General Arturo G. Rojas of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) as the new commander of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) effective Wednesday, Jan. 25. Maj. Gen. Arturo G. Rojas (Photo: Western Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the...
LAOAG CITY (PNA) – The province of Ilocos Norte will host the Philippines-United States Balikatan military exercise from April 24 to 27. After doing it in various parts of the country for the past 37 years, Col. Michael Logico, team leader of the 38th Balikatan exercise and executive agent of the...
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – The Diteki Indigenous People’s (IP) Association in San Luis, Aurora received P50,000 livelihood assistance from the local government unit (LGU) and the military recently. The IP group will use the cash aid as starting capital for a rice store in their community....
ZURICH, Switzerland — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not in favor of the idea that he should appoint someone from the military or police to lead the Department of Agriculture (DA), underscoring that the DA head should be an expert in the field of agriculture. President Ferdinand...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Army (PA) said Saturday, Jan. 21, that it has promoted to the next higher rank 22 senior military officers as the career advancement of officials start to get back on the right track. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines / AFP AFP Chief...
AN alleged military asset was shot dead by a suspected NPA hitman in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 19. (Photo courtesy of Moises Padilla Municipal Police Station) BACOLOD CITY – An alleged military asset was shot dead by the Leonardo Panaligan Command...
There is no need for the Philippines and the US to come up with new military agreements on top of the existing Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). This is what officials of both countries believed in as the Philippines and the US concluded the two-day...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Gov. Sharee Ann Tan has welcomed the surrender of 13 communist rebels in Samar to the 8th Infantry Division on Tuesday, Jan. 17. "We have reaped what we have sown. Our anti-insurgency campaign together with our End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) programs has proven to be...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Friday, Jan. 13, that it has released P14 billion to cover the regular pension requirements of military retirees. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the military...
