Former chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and retired Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. has been selected by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to take the reins as the secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Retired general Jose Faustino Jr. (File...
Outgoing Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday, June 18 said he was confident Retired Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. is competent to be the next Department of National Defense (DND) chief. Lacson said he vouches for Faustino’s capability to head the DND despite having earlier objected to his...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) brought together talented men and women in uniform to serenade the public through its free concert dubbed as “Musikalayaan 2022” on Friday, June 10, at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Manila. Musikalayaan 2022 (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the...
The camp of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte warned the public Thursday, June 2 about the circulation on social media of a "quote card" attributing a false statement to the lady official, who will be taking over the Department of Education (DepEd) next month. (Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's...
BUTUAN CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippine’s (AFP) focused military operations (FMO) on Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) induced waves of surrender in various parts in Mindanao. In a statement, chief of Public Information Office (PIO) of the AFP Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) Maj....
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has approved the donation to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of fuels that were seized by the Bureau of Customs and forfeited in favor of the government. The Customs will turn over a total of 41,356.8 liters of...
Twenty-nine boxes of “care packages” were donated by the University of the Philippines Cadet Alumni Organization (UPCAO) to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, May 30. (Photo courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Col. Jorry Baclor, chief of AFP public affairs office,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he hopes that the Commission on Appointments (CA) will consider the ad interim appointments of the remaining 115 senior military officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) whose confirmation are still pending at the committee level. Go voiced his...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Monday confirmed the ad interim appointments of 17 military generals and officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senators Christopher Lawrence “Bong Go (9th from right), Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (6th from right), and Cynthia Villar...
Because of the ongoing canvassing of the votes cast in the May 9, 2022 presidential and vice presidential elections, the hearing by the Commission on Appointments on the fitness of nominees to posts in the Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is planning to use a locally made remote-controlled weapon system to further fortify its Fleet-Marine capabilities. Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado, Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command (Courtesy of Philippine Navy) The Building a Universal Mount for Heavy-Barrel Automated...
One of the important principles in strategic management is the stability of policy making — and the tenure of the leader is a key factor in ensuring such stability. For this reason, Congress has crafted a path-finding measure, Republic Act 11709, signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last...
