The country's top military officer is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's (PN) elite special operations forces, the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) or Navy SEAL (sea, air, land). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (middle) is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that it has “intensified” its search for missing labor activists Alipio Juat and Elizabeth Magbanua after the Court of Appeals (CA) apparently held the military liable for their disappearance. Alipio Juat and Elizabeth Magbanua (Courtesy of AFP) In...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has achieved its target of enhancing the interoperability and readiness in joint operations of its major service commands as it concluded the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP...
CEBU CITY – The new commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Visayas Command (Viscom) vowed an intensified anti-insurgency campaign especially in Eastern Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Benedict Arevalo answers questions from reporters after the turnover ceremony that installed him as commander of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not file charges against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) over the bloody firefight in Basilan more than a week ago which resulted in the death of three soldiers, a ranking military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 16. Brig. Gen. Domingo...
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), vowed to provide “solid” support to the Western Command (WESCOM) for them to intensify their security operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (sitting,...
The Philippines and United States are planning to build five facilities across Luzon to improve both countries’ joint trainings and disaster response capabilities under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). DND OIC Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo by DND) Department of National Defense...
The Philippine Navy Islander (NV 314) took flight in the ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” 2022 in Palawan, making it the oldest aircraft to participate in the AFP-wide drills. Photo by Western Command The Islander was flown by no less than Western...
A total of 706 communist rebels have been neutralized by the military in Eastern Mindanao this 2022, a ranking official disclosed Saturday, Nov. 12. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippibes (AFP), speaks during the traditional "Talk to Troops" when...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has called on the Senate to ensure that deliberations on the budgets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Department of National Defense (DND) are tagged as confidential to prevent insurgents from getting information...
A Mindanao lawmaker appealed on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to implement an “immediate ceasefire” to protect vulnerable civilians in Basilan. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from Rep. Hataman’s Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Basilan...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has urged present and future "Uniformed Heroes" - police, military, firefighters and Coast Guard - to make sure that Philippine laws are implemented, especially if they would benefit farmers, indigenous peoples and ordinary Filipinos. Padilla gave this reminder at...
