The Philippine Army (PA) is preparing to mobilize three full infantry divisions to secure the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections this September. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, expressed confidence in maintaining peace during the polls, citing a significant decline in local...
Colonel Audie Mongao, a Philippine Army (PA) official who posted on social media his supposed withdrawal of support from President Marcos Jr., will face a general court martial (GCM), a senior military official revealed on Monday, Feb. 16. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette, PA commanding general, said he...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has strengthened its military cooperation with the United States and Japan in separate high-level engagements ahead of major military exercises set this year, ranking officials disclosed on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Philippine Army (PA) said it is bolstering...
The Philippine Army (PA) identified on Saturday, Jan. 24, the four soldiers who were killed in an ambush by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) remnants in Munai, Lanao del Norte. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, said the slain soldiers were Staff Sergent Diosito Araya,...
The Philippine Army (PA) denounced “in the strongest terms” the killing of four soldiers by suspected Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) terrorists in an ambush in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Friday morning, Jan. 23. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, described the attack on the...
A 35-year-old Philippine Army assistant detachment commander was shot dead by three members of the CAFGU Active Auxiliary at Patrol Base Macaingalan in Barangay Puray, Rodriguez, Rizal, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The Rodriguez Municipal Police Station (Rodriguez MPS) said the victim is an active member...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) teamed up to train military “cyber defenders” as digital threats increasingly affect modern warfare. The training is part of the five-day Military Cyber Security Operations Course (MSOC) being held from Jan. 19 to 23...
The mayor of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro has denied online claims that Mangyan Iraya children were killed during the New Year 's Day encounters between government troops and New People’s Army (NPA) elements, the Philippine Army (PA) said on Wednesday, Jan. 14. According to the 2nd...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, Jan. 12, revealed that it is looking into possible outside or political influence behind a social media post by a Philippine Army (PA) officer who withdrew his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth...
Despite calls by various human rights groups for her release from military custody, a young Filipino-American activist rescued by the Philippine Army (PA) after a deadly operation in Occidental Mindoro has opted to remain at a military hospital to undergo medical treatment following days of...
Colonel Audie A. Mongao, who was relieved by the Philippine Army (PA) for allegedly withdrawing his support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., surrendered to the military on Friday night, Jan 9. The surrender was confirmed by Mongao’s immediate superior, Maj. Gen. Michael G. Logico, commander...
The Philippine Army (PA) said it rescued a Filipino-American activist who was reported missing during military operations against suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro on New Year’s Day but a human rights group disputed the claim and alleged the recovery...
