The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continued Tuesday, Sept. 27, its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in areas affected by Super Typhoon "Karding." Personnel of Philippine Army 1st Infantry Battalion help in loading and transporting 1,000 boxes of relief goods...
As weather condition improved Monday, Sept. 26, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assisted top government officials in conducting rapid damage and needs assessment (RDANA) while soldiers initiated humanitarian assistance and initiated disaster response (HADR) operations in areas affected by...
All military units in northern, southern, and western Luzon were alerted in anticipation of the effects of Super Typhoon "Karding," the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday, Sept. 25. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro (Photo courtesy of the AFP-Southern Luzon Command) Lt. Gen....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. safely arrived back to the Philippines from the United States on Sunday morning, Sept. 25, with the help of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed at least four FA-50 fighter jets to escort the flight of President Ferdinand...
Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc is demanding the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to settle the P14.5 million in unpaid bills that it owes to some 30 electric cooperatives. APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) will continue to be relentless in its operations against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), despite a Manila court’s denial of a petition for proscription that would have declared the communist...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed two marine units in Northern and Central Luzon to boost the military’s strength against communist insurgency. Members of the 4th Marine Brigade (4MBde) and Marine Battalion Landing Team 8 (MBLT8) arrive at the Laoag City International Airport...
Although the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) modernization program is funded next year, the military practically won't be able to purchase any new equipment for its troops. (File photo/ Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) During the House Committee on Appropriations' consideration of the...
A fire broke out at the personnel barracks of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon, Sept 13. Fire (File photo) Col. Jorry Baclor, chief of AFP public affairs office, said the blaze started at the compound of the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, Sept. 10, aired their side on the Court of Appeal’s (CA) directive to the military to investigate the alleged disappearance of two labor organizers and activists last May. File photo of Camp Aguinaldo...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is waiting for the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11709 before naming the possible replacements of two senior military officials who are up for retirement soon. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vincent Bacarro, Chief of Staff...
As government caretaker while President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is away on state visits to neighboring Asian countries this week, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 5, got a security briefing from the heads of the country’s security sector. Vice President Sara Duterte meets...
