TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has created a task force that will monitor the possible impact of severe drought in the province. The formation of the El Niño task force was announced after a meeting on Thursday, May 4, led...
Fighter and advanced trainer jets from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) have dominated the country’s skies for the launch of the Cope Thunder Philippines Exercise (CT Ph) 23-1 on Monday, May 1. (FA-50 PH / File photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) Col. Ma....
The Exercise Balikatan 2023, dubbed as the largest iteration of the joint military exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces, officially concluded on Friday, April 28, with an official saying it was a huge success. ( Experts from the United...
A trainer aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) got involved in an accident while on a standard training flight at Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas on Monday morning, April 24. (File photo of an SF260 Marchetti trainer aircraft / Courtesy of Philippine Air Force) Col. Ma. Consuelo...
The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) conducted an air assault planning exercise which highlighted their capability to operate the Black Hawk helicopter while the Patriot, an American missile defense system heavily used by Ukraine in resisting Russia’s invasion, was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued an administrative order (AO) creating a special task force tasked to maintain peace and order and suppress threats to safety and security on the Negros Island....
Two Lockheed C-130T cargo aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are once more operational after undergoing maintenance check-up and capability upgrades. The PAF’s C-130T aircraft with tail numbers 5011 and 5040 were inspected by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Commander-in-Chief and...
Stressing the importance of structural integrity of the country's air assets, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to undertake necessary repair and maintenance for all military assets. "Maintenance and repair...
Basketball is home. And the Philippines will make the best of it. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force to prepare for the country’s hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Marcos signed Administrative Order No. 5 on Monday,...
ILIGAN CITY – Mayor Nursiya Ismael of Lantawan, Basilan has turned over 34 loose firearms surrendered by constituents to the military in a ceremony at the 19th Special Forces Company headquarters in Barangay Tabuk, Isabela City, Basilan. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force Basilan...
There were no strings attached to the donation of Covid-19 vaccines by different countries to the Philippines. Former Secretary Vince Dizon, former deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force against Covid-19, stressed this when he appeared before a public hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been created to investigate the death of a Danish national who was killed along with his wife and another female shortly after they were released from detention in Valencia, Negros Oriental last week. Col. Reynaldo Lizardo,...
