Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Army (PA) personnel join the launching of the PA-PAF Interoperability Exercise (IOX) 02-2023 at Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on Sept. 25, 2023. (Photo by PAF) Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel started training together...
The Philippine Army will file a case of perjury against two environmental activists who accused the military of kidnapping them right in the middle of the press conference that were supposed to highlight their surrender after their alleged abduction early this month. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Roy...
Troops of the newly-activated 11th Field Artillery Battalion stand in formation during the unit's activation at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) The Philippine Army beefed up its muscle after it activated a new artillery battalion on...
Barangay Camandag, Leon, Iloilo (Courtesy of 3ID) Philippine Army (PA) soldiers and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels figured in a fierce clash in Leon, Iloilo on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, spokesperson of the 3 rd Infantry Division (3ID), said personnel from the 61 st...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) briefed students of Central Philippine University (CPU) in this city on the importance of national security. STUDENTS of the Central Philippine University attend a lecture on national security by the Philippine Army. (3rd ID photo) "Your...
A soldier looks at the remains of one of the six alleged New People's Army (NPA) rebels who died in a series of encounters in Bilar, Bohol on Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by 3ID) The remains of five alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who were killed in a series of encounters in Bohol last week have...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army foiled a landmine attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Tubungan town, Iloilo province. The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) recovered a landmine and electrical wire following a clash with communist rebels on Thursday, September 7. Troops from the 61st IB troops...
(L-R) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido (Photo courtesy of PA) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines...
Philippine Army (PA) vice commander Major Gen. Steve Crespillo was formally installed on Tuesday, September 5, as the new commander of the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom). PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement on Wednesday, September 6, said the change of command...
Sen. Robin Padilla hopes that the heroism of the Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army will inspire the youth to undergo Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and military training. He made the remark at the conclusion of the Scout Ranger Course Class 220-2023 at the First Scout...
Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding general of Philippine Army, addressess the audience during the regional coordinating conference in Cotabato City on Aug. 31, 2023 for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). (Photo by Philippine Army) Philippine Army (PA) Commanding General Lt. Gen....
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....
