VILLAVICIOSA, Abra – A New People’s Army recruiter voluntarily surrendered to the Joint Task Force Kaugnay of the Army 24th Infantry Battalion and the Abra Provincial Police Office in Barangay Laplapog here on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The military said the surrenderer, 54, and a resident here is a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member was killed in a firefight with Joint Task Force Sulu troops in Patikul, Sulu on Thursday, Oct. 13. THE body of Abu Sayyaf Group member Ben Saji lies beside personal belongings of his colleagues in the encounter site in Patikul, Sulu. (JTF Sulu photo)...
Malacañang is not surprised that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA), and Department of Education (DepEd) emerged as the "most trusted" government agencies by Filipinos as they are the ones that have direct contact with the people. The...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Tuesday, Oct. 11, the killing of a spokesperson of the New People's Army (NPA) in an armed encounter with the military in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental. Romeo Nanta (Courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division) Romeo Nanta alias "Juanito Magbanua" was...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army has identified the two soldiers killed in a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental province since Oct. 6. CORPORALS Christian P. Drilon (left) and Rex G. Verde. (Army 3rd ID)...
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
ILIGAN CITY – A sub-leader of the Daulah Islamiyah-Turaifie Group and six followers surrendered to the military in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Friday, Oct. 7. THE seven Daulah Islamiyah surrenderers. (Military photo) The military identified the surrenderers as sub-leader Homi Abao Abdulmalik,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) highlighted on Saturday, Oct. 8, the accomplishments it made within the first 100 days in office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff (PHOTO BY AFP/FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formalized its partnership with a volunteers' group on Monday, Oct. 3, to improve humanitarian operations in remote and conflict-afflicted areas in Mindanao. Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines A memorandum of agreement was signed by the AFP...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Department of National Defense (DND) returned 17.5 hectares of disputed land to Cebu government on Monday, Oct. 3, ending over a decade of legal battle. (L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr., Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn...
The powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today Sept. 27 the appointment of 63 generals/flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Their confirmation made in today’s plenary session presided by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, concurrent CA chairman,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, September 27 scored the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for using some soldiers to work as household workers. Tulfo urged the two agencies to stop the practice during the Senate finance sub-committee’s hearing on...
