US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (File photo) United States (US) State Secretary Antony J. Blinken’s visit to the Philippines will help Manila maintain a rules-based order in the South China Sea. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, made the remark on...
Balikatan Exercise (File photo by MANILA BULLETIN) The 39 th iteration of “Balikatan” Exercise (BK39-2024), an annual military drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces, will be held on April 22 to May 10 and at least 16,000 troops from both...
Surigao del Norte is declared an insurgency-free province during a ceremony at the Provincial Gymnaisum in Surigao City on March 15, 2024. (Photo courtesy of 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Wednesday, March 20, that it was elated with the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public that complaints lodged against military personnel for cases involving violence against women and children (VAWC) and misconduct...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has bypassed the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of a brigadier general after he failed to commit the necessary amount needed to support his children and his estranged wife. The CA’s committee on national defense is expected to tackle...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left) renders his final salute to a fallen Philippine Army personnel on March 18, 2024 at Camp Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. Behind him is 6th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Alex Rillera, who also...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos On March 22, 2023, the Philippine Army, the premier service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, celebrates its 127th anniversary. This year, the main event will be held at Camp O'Donell, Capas, Tarlac, breaking tradition from its...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied ignoring the complaints lodged by a military officer's wife against him, saying that the organization takes such cases seriously. However, Col. Francel Margareth Padilla, AFP spokesperson, said the case of Brig. Gen. Ranulfo Sevilla, the deputy...
Admiral John Aquilino (left), commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, gestures while General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, listens during their meeting at Camp Aguinalo in Quezon City on March 12, 2024. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer in Command, Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (middle) attends the steel-cutting and keel-laying ceremony for the PN Corvette Number 1 in Ulsan, South Korea on Nov. 22, 2023 along with representatives of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) The Philippine Navy (PN)...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (below, second from right) visit the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024....
The Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on National Defense on Tuesday, March 12 deferred the appointment of Brig. Gen. Ranulfo Sevilla after his estranged wife opposed his ad interim appointment. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri affirmed the CA’s decision on...
