A number of retired high-ranking officers of both the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are seeing the qualities of the next commander-in-chief in Vice President Leni Robredo because she is ready to effect reforms in the institutions. Vice President Leni...
The Department of National Defense’s (DND) procurement of 17 units of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 heavy lift helicopters will push through even amid the latter’s ongoing military invasion in Ukraine. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary...
The backing of some former military and police generals for Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid refutes the red-tagging ploy directed against her and her supporters. Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Photo from Trillanes’ Facebook page) This was...
Government anti-narcotics operatives allegedly seized Tuesday, March 8, P1.1 billion worth of methampethamine hydrochloride or "shabu" from a Chinese drug suspect and a Filipina cohort in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City. PDEA logo The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the...
Retired senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, March 7, expressed support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo because of her “moral strength” and “integrity.” Vice President Leni Robredo meets...
Contrary to allegations now circulating on social media, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified Thursday, March 3, that the target of the recent combat operations in Maguing, Lanao del Sur were members of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) and Maute Group (MG), not the Moro Islamic Liberation...
Authorities seized on Wednesday, Mar. 2, some P408 million worth of shabu following the arrest of.an alleged big-time drug trafficker in Marilao, Bulacan. In a report, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that Jalon Supe Laurete of Bacoor, Cavite was nabbed at Kilometer 23 of the...
Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson intends to equip the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with more military technology as the future of warfare is going to get more digital and electronic. Lacson, Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer, revealed this plan in a public...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has the world’s defense and military leaders’ undivided attention but the Philippines took on a neutral stance while closely monitoring the development in Eastern Europe. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday, Feb. 22, finally signed contract for the acquisition of 32 additional units of S70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). (Courtesy of Department of National Defense) The choppers will be procured from Polish aircraft...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), assured the public on Saturday, Feb. 19, that the military is on top of the security situation following the report of the Philippine National Police (PNP) about an alleged terror plot by Hamas, a Palestinian...
Even when he was considered a fugitive from an administration bent on putting him behind bars, Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson recently told an anecdote that showed he was still respected, even beloved, by the authorities that were mandated to capture...
