The Indonesian government has awarded its highly-regarded token of service to two of the Philippines’ former highest military officials for the successful rescue of three Indonesian fishermen abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, through Indonesian...
Fortifying the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) defense posture will help the military to better defend the country's territory from internal and external threats, including its maritime interests in the hotly-contested West Philippine Sea (WPS). Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary...
The further development of Pagasa (Thitu) Island and Kalayaan (Spratly) Island Group or KIG will get a much needed boost from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the protection of the country's maritime interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has now identified 28 military personnel who died in the C-130 crago plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over a week ago after the identities of eight more cadavers were confirmed by the authorities. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Friday, July 9, another soldier who died in a C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana (Photo from Philippine News Agency) AFP Chief Gen....
A total of 42 communist rebels were killed while 53 more were arrested in an aggressive military campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) since January this year. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also reported that a total of 277 communist rebels...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), revealed that 19 military personnel who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend have already been identified. General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
The retrieved blackbox of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that crashed in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend will be sent to the United States where it will be analyzed. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),...
Another soldier died from the tragic military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last Sunday, July 4, raising the death toll to 53. The Philippine Red Cross sends a response team after a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane crashes in Patikul, Sulu on July 4, 2021. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
Two days after the deadly C-130 cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu, the details of the cause of the accident that claimed the lives of 52 individuals have yet to be cleared as investigation continues. To help ferret out the truth, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
Two soldiers who were critically wounded when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 cargo plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, succumbed to their injuries on Monday, July 5, raising the death toll to 52. BURNING AIRCRAFT. An aircraft carrier, said to be a Philippine Airforce C-130H,...
Four military officers have been promoted to the next higher rank in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Sunday, June 27. AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (middle) poses for a photo op with newly-promoted military officers (from left to...
