CEBU CITY – The province of Cebu has launched a united task force against illegal drugs to combat the menace of narcotics which Gov. Gwen Garcia believes have crept back in since President Duterte stepped down in June. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia speaks at the launching of the One Cebu Inter-Agency...
Two McDonnel Douglas F-15J “Eagle” jet fighters from Japan landed at Clark Air Base in Pampanga on Tuesday, Dec. 6, marking the first time that Japanese aircraft are in the country as part of the goodwill visit of top officials of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Two McDonnel Douglas...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he supports moves to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in schools as the program can play a significant role in strengthening the country’s national security and crisis management efforts. Go, however, said there must be a...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has filed a bill strengthening the employment rights for members of the Citizen Armed Forces ,or the Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In his Senate Bill (SB) 1556, to be known as the “Reservist Employment Rights Act”, Revilla said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, November 30 urged Malacañang to heed the calls of labor groups and immediately come up with a framework that would address the worsening income and employment problems of Filipino workers. Hontiveros said the latest Pulse Asia survey reflected the sentiment...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
The Quezon City government launched on Thursday, Nov. 24, a city-wide rescue and reach-out operation for child laborers, medicants (beggars) and street dwellers in the city. The reach-out operation was led by the Task Force Sampaguita headed by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and composed of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Top government and defense officials, together with officials of the Sulu provincial government, launched Task Force Bantay Dagat, a group that seeks to intensify border patrol and environmental protection in Sulu, in Maubuh Beach, Barangay Umangay, Patikul, Sulu on Saturday,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has achieved its target of enhancing the interoperability and readiness in joint operations of its major service commands as it concluded the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) is set to recommend to the government’s pandemic task force the “decoupling” of restrictions from the Covid-19 Alert Level...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) further fortified its air defense capabilities after formally accepting its first ever ground-based air defense system (GBADS) and a new C-295 MW medium-lift aircraft on Tuesday, Nov. 8. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces the blessing and champagne pouring ceremony...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) launched a trade fair to promote financial wellness and responsibility among its personnel, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, Oct. 27. Photo by Philippine Air Force The trade fair held from Oct. 25 to 26 at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City was part of the...
