CEBU CITY – There are no unusual resignations within the Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom). Lt. Col. Israel Galorio, Viscom spokesperson, issued the clarification to refute online posts that some soldiers have resigned following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command has awarded the AFP Campaign Streamer to two infantry brigades, three battalions, and former operational control units of the 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division for successfully dismantling New People's Army units in Eastern Visayas. The...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces-Visayas Command on Saturday, March 2, said it had dealt a major blow to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the Visayas through a series of operations in the month of February. FIREARMS and other items were seized in an encounter...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has not monitored any threat to security ahead of the upcoming Sinulog Festival and other post-festival activities in Cebu City. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of AFP's Visayas Command (VISCOM), said a total of 865 military personnel were fielded on...
Following the peaceful conduct of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now gearing up for an upcoming special poll in Negros Oriental in December to fill up the post vacated by expelled representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. Lt....
CEBU CITY – Soldiers walked up the stage one after another and received medals during an awarding ceremony on Tuesday, September 12, at the headquarters of the 302nd Infantry Brigade in Camp Leon Kilat, Tanjay City in Negros Oriental. The event, however, was not just for the gallant soldiers as...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-four soldiers in the Visayas have been awarded for gallantry. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Visayas command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), awards soldiers for gallantry. (Army 3rd ID) Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of...
CEBU CITY – Sixty-six soldiers belonging to the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IB) and 303rd IB were awarded “for their efforts and sacrifices” in the fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central and Western Visayas. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Armed Forces...
CEBU CITY – The new commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Visayas Command (Viscom) vowed an intensified anti-insurgency campaign especially in Eastern Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Benedict Arevalo answers questions from reporters after the turnover ceremony that installed him as commander of...
Four suspected New People’s Army (NPA) fighters – including a 21-year-old young man and a 26-year-old woman, were killed in a recent armed encounter in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, the military’s Visayas Command (VISCOM) confirmed Wednesday, July 13. (Courtesy of Visayas Command) In a...
The military official who led the recent successful infiltration of a New People's Army (NPA) bomb-making camp in Dolores, Eastern Visayas has been installed as the new commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Visayas Command (VISCOM) over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr....
