A day after severe tropical storm (STS) "Maring" exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Wednesday, Oct. 13, that it has intensified its relief operations while search and rescue efforts continued to ensure the immediate delivery of...
More than 100,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday night, Oct. 11. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary...
Vice President Leni Robredo has deployed to Northern Luzon provinces two teams of relief workers to provide assistance to the victims of tropical storm "Maring". Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo said in a Twitter post on late Monday night, Oct. 11 that her office has already formed these...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) fielded eight military nurses to the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 11, to augment its workforce while dealing with a recent spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deploys...
If elected to the Senate once more, Antonio Trillanes IV vowed to abolish the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and make reforms in the security sector, as well as initiative good governance and anti-corruption initiatives. Former Senator Antonio...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), officially received his fourth star and was promoted to the rank of General on Thursday, Oct. 7. Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Philippines, obtains his fourth star and is...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has justified their decision to keep five of the 20 "unauthorized" bank accounts that were previously flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA). These accounts reportedly contain some P1.3 billion to fund the on-going modernization and other programs of the...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan sees “traces of the dark days of Martial Law” in President Duterte’s latest order that bars Cabinet members and other executives from attending the Senate’s inquiry into the anomalous, multi-billion transactions the government entered into with Pharmally...
Senator Panfilo Lacson has questioned the proposal of the Department of National Defense (DND) to transfer some P35 billion from the budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to an appropriation whose release will depend on the President. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed Thursday, September 30, the passage of a Senate bill which will provide fixed terms for military officials holding senior positions and ranks in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and remove the "revolving door policy" within the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) may be tapped to enforce security for the coming national and local elections in May 2022 but it would be on a case to case basis and not nationwide, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday, September 29. Defense...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Wednesday, September 29, that it will enter into an agreement with the Department of Health (DOH) to define the deployment of military medical personnel to hospitals which are requesting for assistance due to the recent surge of coronavirus...
