A map image uploaded by maritime security expert Ray Powell on Sept. 15, 2023 shows the movements of Chinese survey ships in the eastern seaboard of the Philippine Sea. (Courtesy of Powell / X) At least three survey ships from China are monitored in the eastern seaboard of the Philippine Sea, a map...
Taylor Swift (Images courtesy of AFP) NEW YORK (AFP) - Taylor Swift cleaned up at Tuesday's MTV Video Music Awards and won the evening's top trophy, as Shakira accepted the night's prestigious Video Vanguard honor with a hip-shaking, career-spanning performance. Swift continued her global reign by...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-four soldiers in the Visayas have been awarded for gallantry. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Visayas command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), awards soldiers for gallantry. (Army 3rd ID) Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of...
Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has urged Congress to pass a measure seeking the absolute dissolution of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Retirement and Separation Benefits System (RSBS) through law. Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 13 confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on...
DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) Officers and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF-MILF) who will engage in activities that disrupt peace and order will be terminated from the group. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo / AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. will visit three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Cagayan and Pampanga on Wednesday, Sept. 13, as a prelude to the upcoming Mutual Defense Board-Security...
DC Studios CEO Peter Safran (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Warner Bros.' new horror movie "The Nun II" floated to the top of the North American box office this weekend with an estimated take of $32.6 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Horror movies had proved resilient...
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. visits the wake of five CAFGU members who died in an armed encounter with New People's Army rebels in Tagkawayan, Quezon on Sept. 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. lauded the bravery and selfless commitment of...
A soldier looks at the remains of one of the six alleged New People's Army (NPA) rebels who died in a series of encounters in Bilar, Bohol on Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo by 3ID) The remains of five alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who were killed in a series of encounters in Bohol last week have...
Yorgos Lanthimos (AFP) VENICE (AFP) - The Golden Lion in Venice was awarded Saturday to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, "Poor Things", starring Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse, which had festival-goers in stitches. An ongoing Hollywood strike may have...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to acquire big-ticket naval assets such as a submarine to help the country build a credible defense posture in light of the territorial and maritime issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar stated this on Saturday,...
