Mel Brooks (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Veteran US comic Mel Brooks, who turns 97 this week, will receive an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement, more than half a century after he won for best original screenplay for "The Producers," the Academy said Monday. Brooks - a prolific actor,...
A new monument recognizing the heroism of soldiers will be built by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bases and Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) and Bonifacio Arts Foundation Incorporated (BAFI) in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City. *(Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines)...
The military has sealed off Maimbung town in Sulu as hot pursuit operations were ongoing to arrest former vice mayor Pando Mudjasan over multiple charges, the military said Monday, June 26. *(Photo by PNP) * Brig. Gen. Eugenio Boquio, commander of Sulu-based 1101st Infantry Brigade, said they were...
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recognized the contributions of the Philippine Army's Special Forces Regiment – Airborne (SFRA) in maintaining the peace and dealing with security threats in the country. *Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) marches along with Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Napuli, commander of...
The firefight that erupted during the service of search and arrest warrants by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against former Maimbung, Sulu Vice Mayor Pando Mudjasan left one police officer dead and nine other troops wounded, AFP Chief Gen. Andres...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured members of the Philippine Army's Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) (SFRA) of his administration's unassailable commitment to supporting them and ensuring their welfare....
A joint law enforcement operation conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to arrest former Maimbung, Sulu vice mayor Pando Mudjasan ended up in a gunbattle on Saturday morning, June 24. Lt. Col. Enrico Gil Ileto, chief of AFP public affairs...
The Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) stood by its report that the seven individuals slain in an alleged encounter in Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend were members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). *(Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) * A report from the WesMinCom...
Former senator and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Rodolfo Biazon was laid to his final resting place at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Taguig City on Tuesday, June 20. *(Photo courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) * The AFP rendered traditional military...
Forty newly promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were sworn in by the Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Monday, June 19. *(Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) * Promoted were 24 generals from the...
The Philippines and Japan are seeking to establish a more solid defense cooperation particularly in the field of military upgrade and modernization. (L-R) Japanese Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA) Tsuchimoto Hideki and Gen. *Andres Centino, Chief of...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said its remittance to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) this year declined by 54 percent to P3.31 billion from P7.21 billion last year due to the delay in the clearing and turnover to the developer of a portion of the Bonifacio South...
