The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed "full confidence" in the capability of Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. as he is set to officially take oath as the 56th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday afternoon, July 31. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., 56th Chief of...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., incumbent commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) in Mindanao, has been appointed by President Duterte to be the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective Saturday, July 31. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. is appointed as the Chief...
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...
The Australian government has donated some P2.7 million worth of Information Technology (IT) and multimedia equipment to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The donation was coursed under the mutually agreed Australia-Philippines Enhanced Defence Cooperation Program. Among the new equipment...
President Duterte is willing to look into the proposed amendments to the country's baselines law that supposedly aim to strengthen the nation's claim to the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President ordered complete staff work on the proposed reforms on...
Shunning VIP (very important person) treatment, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, May 19, received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine together with 18 staff from the Office of the Vice President (OVP). In a Facebook post, Robredo said that all of them are under the A3...
Humanity is tested when the going gets tough, and netizen Walter So has proven that good will always prevail. In his Facebook post, he said that he couldn't resist not sharing the photo below. He started off by saying that "nanay" couldn't afford a gadget so the store staff allowed her to use their...
