Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. paid respects to two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots who died in a military trainer aircraft crash in Tuba, Benguet as the military honored them with posthumous Silver Wing Medals for their service and sacrifice. Brawner visited the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday night, May 20, identified the two pilots killed in the crash of an Aermacchi SF-260 trainer aircraft in Tuba, Benguet during a military training flight. In a statement, the PAF identified the fatalities as First Lieutenant Ruth Angelique R. Pasos and...
(UPDATED) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) confirmed that one of its trainer aircraft crashed in Tuba, Benguet on Wednesday morning, May 20, prompting an immediate investigation to determine what went wrong in a routine navigation exercise over northern Luzon. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) added fresh muscle to its rotary-wing fleet on Tuesday, May 19, after it formally commissioned two new Bell 412EPX utility helicopters during a ceremony at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. The two aircraft, which arrived in the country on Feb. 27, represent the first...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, May 12, denied that the presence of Marine troops around the Senate Building in Pasay City was linked to reports of a possible arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa over his role in...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will continue holding campus engagements despite a recent heated confrontation with student activists at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco defended the April 21 exhibit as a legitimate outreach effort, noting that the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally installed Philippine Air Force (PAF) Lt. Gen. Rommel P. Roldan as its new vice chief of staff, the second highest position in the military, it was revealed on Wednesday, April 22. AFP Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. presided over the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) sent an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to help contain a grass and forest fire on Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on Sunday, April 19. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson, said the helicopter has completed nine sorties, and for each run, it carried water...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States military launched expanded joint military exercises with ground and air drills unfolding simultaneously in Luzon in a major step in strengthening alliance readiness amid worsening tensions in the Middle East and, as an effect, the...
Adequate funding is needed to acquire a “minimum impact” fleet of multi-role fighter jets (MRF) under the Armed Forces of the Philippines ' (AFP) modernization program, the Department of National Defense (DND) said. And if there is not enough budget, DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said...
Sending aircraft into a conflict zone in the Middle East to rescue overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is not as simple as it sounds, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said on Tuesday, March 10. Colonel Ma. Christina O. Basco, PAF spokesperson, emphasized that while the intent to bring OFWs home is...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public on Tuesday, March 3, that the country is “not under any threat” from Iranian missile systems, making it safe from the reaching grip of the conflict in the Middle East. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for West...
