House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution seeking to honor the soldiers who died in the July 4 Air Force C-130 plane crash in Sulu. Calling them “fallen heroes,” Rodriguez, in his House Resolution No. 1957, said the soldiers deserve to be honored as one because they were...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received P5 million of financial assistance from two congressmen and a group of businessmen for the victims of the C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over a week ago. Lt. Gen. Erickson Gloria (left), vice chief of staff of the Armed Forces of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
President Duterte is optimistic about the looming end of the local communist rebel group as the military continued to dismantle guerrilla fronts in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on July 12, 2021 (Screenshot/RTVM) The President has commended the military for "a job...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has now identified 28 military personnel who died in the C-130 crago plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over a week ago after the identities of eight more cadavers were confirmed by the authorities. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General...
Willie Revillame TV host Willie Revillame shared the anguish of Filipinos as he mourned the victims of a tragic military plane crash in Sulu recently. In a recent episode of "Wowowin," Willie donated P5.2 million in financial assistance to the 52 bereaved families of the crash victims. He has...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held Saturday, July 10, an inter-faith memorial service for the victims of the C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) holds an inter-faith memorial service at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 10, 2021 for...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Friday, July 9, another soldier who died in a C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana (Photo from Philippine News Agency) AFP Chief Gen....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 8 urged the Senate to include the investigation into the C-130 plane crash that killed more than 50 persons—mostly soldiers—in its priority legislative agenda when Congress resumes sessions on July 26. Hontiveros said senators really have to get to the...
A total of 42 communist rebels were killed while 53 more were arrested in an aggressive military campaign against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) since January this year. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also reported that a total of 277 communist rebels...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has received P48.5 million ($1 million) worth of new weapons and munitions from the Joint United States Military Assistance Group – Philippines (JUSMAG-P) to enhance the AFP’s counterterrorism capabilities and readiness. The Joint United States Military...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Wednesday, July 7, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will procure additional aircraft to boost the flee t of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an FA-50 jet during the Sanay Datu...
