Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commanding general of the Philippine Army (PA), heaped praises on the Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who shot dead a person under police custody (PUPC) that hostaged detained former senator and lawyer Leila de Lima from her cell in Camp Crame, Quezon City on...
The armies of the Philippines and Bangladesh are eyeing to hold more collaborative engagements to strengthen the military cooperation of the two Asian countries. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, Philippine Army (PA) Chief of Staff, interacts with Bangladesh Army senior instructor Col. MD Syeedur Rahman...
The Philippine Army (PA) confirmed Saturday, Oct. 1, that eight Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS 2000) 155mm self-propelled guns -- the biggest guns in the arsenal of the Army -- have arrived in General Santos City to enhance counter-terrorism operations in conflict-affected areas in...
Super typhoon "Karding" left a trail of destruction after it slammed into Central Luzon, based on the results of an aerial survey by the Philippine Army (PA) on Monday, Sept. 26. The Army's Aviation "Hiraya" Regiment conducted an aerial reconnaissance and damage assessment flight using a Cessna 172...
The Philippine Army (PA) said Sunday, Sept. 11, that nearly 3,000 troops from the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) will join the scaled-up “Salaknib” exercise in 2023. A Philippine Army planning team member raises question during the last day of the week-long planning...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) concluded Exercise Carabaroo, a bilateral training which sought to enhance their combined arms capabilities, in Darwin, Australia on Monday, Sept. 5. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) Around 150 troops from the PA’s 1st Brigade Combat...
The Philippine Army (PA) has installed new chiefs in two key posts following the retirement of a military general and as part of the career advancement of its personnel. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., PA Commanding General, identified Col. Lauro Oliveros as the new Army internal auditor while Col. Rey...
The top officials of the Philippine Army (PA) and the Indonesian Army or Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) have agreed to further bolster their cooperation and help each other in maintaining peace and overall security situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner...
The Philippine Army’s (PA) 6th Field Artillery Battalion, also known as the “Deadly Accurate” battalion, conducted live-fire drills in Maguindanao province recently to enhance the efficiency of its personnel, a ranking official said Wednesday, August 24. Philippine Army artillerymen fire...
In a male-dominated field such as the military, women are slowly setting their own path and etching their names in the history books. Lt. Col. Jannette Chavez-Arceo (Res) / Photo from Philippine Army One of them is Lt. Col. Jannette Chavez Arceo, a Philippine Army (PA) reservist who was recently...
LUNA, Apayao – A soldier was reported killed while another was wounded during the Philippine Army’s encounter with the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, at the boundary of Conner and Cabugao towns in this province. Col. Reynaldo Ogay, provincial director of the...
The Philippine Army (PA) said Wednesday, August 17, that it has installed a top military spy as its new inspector general in a ceremony held at the PA Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Maj. Gen. Jose Eriel M. Niembra is installed as the new Philippine Army (PA) Inspector General in a...
