President Marcos has ordered new chief of Philippine Army to build a strong force highly capable of defending the country’s sovereignty and can quickly respond to disasters and calamities. Marcos made the directive to Lt. Gen. Donald Gumiran, the Army’s new commanding general, during his...
A 561-member task force of the Philippine Army (PA) has been deployed to Maguindanao to help secure the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and protect voters from threats and intimidation, it was revealed on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The 1st Brigade...
Lt. Gen. Donald M. Gumiran, newly-installed commanding general of the Philippine Army (CGPA), said he will put combat readiness, preparation for external security threats, and support for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region at the top of his agenda as he takes charge of the...
President Marcos told Lieutenant General Donald Gumiran, the new commanding general of the Philippine Army, to preserve the Army 's strong sense of duty and keep faith with the country 's soldiers. "Continue the mission, preserve the Army’s strong sense of duty and keep faith with our...
The Supreme Court (SC) issued on Wednesday, August 5, a temporary protection order (TPO) for four persons who claimed they were red-tagged by the military and other law enforcement agencies and labelled them as members of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army...
The Philippine Army sent no less than 1,500 troops to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to strengthen election security more than a month before the region holds its first parliamentary elections on Sept. 14. PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said the deployment of three...
The Department of National Defense (DND), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Philippine Army (PA) on Monday, Aug. 3, pledged to continue upholding human rights as they opened the 77th observance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month. Representing DND Secretary Gilberto C....
TACLOBAN CITY – The Light Deployable Battery (LDB) of the Artillery Regiment of the Philippine Army has been deployed to Eastern Sanar. The 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division welcomed the arrival of the unit that will strengthen the operational capabilities of the 8th ID as it steps up...
Government troops killed two alleged New People 's Army (NPA) fighters and captured another one during an armed encounter in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday, July 29, the Philippine Army (PA) said. The clash broke out after soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division’s (2ID) 203rd Infantry...
The Philippine Army (PA) expressed support behind the Department of National Defense 's (DND) plan to acquire more than 500 infantry fighting vehicles, saying the move will improve the mobility, protection, and combat capability of soldiers. Army spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said the...
The military strongly denounced the grenade attack on a Philippine Army convoy in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday, July 18, that injured five individuals. In a statement, the 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division said the attack carried out by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants...
With no concrete roads leading to some Indigenous communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, soldiers of the Philippine Army 's 60th Infantry Battalion (60IB) carried school armchairs, food packs, school supplies, farm inputs, and construction materials on their backs as they trekked more than...
