Malacañang has concurred with the Commission on Elections's (Comelec) deputation of law enforcement agencies in connection with the conduct of the upcoming May 9 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Signed by President Duterte last Dec. 31, 2021 was Memorandum Order No. 59,...
Retired general Lisandro Abadia, who served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the early 1990s, has passed away, the military confirmed Monday, Jan. 10. He was 83. General Lisandro Abadia (Ret.) (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines Museum) “The Armed...
Efforts to institutionalize financial education in the capacity-building initiatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) gained momentum with the unveiling of financial education materials intended for the uniformed and civilian personnel of the Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army, and...
The Department of National Defense (DND) has clarified that the first two units of T129 ATAK helicopters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Turkey have not yet been delivered contrary to reports that surfaced on social media. T-129 ATAK attack helicopter (File photo courtesy of and lifted from...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) started deploying its personnel on Sunday, Jan.9, to help the Philippine National Police (PNP) in manning checkpoints and implementing a gun ban in connection with the May 9 national and local elections. Joint Task Force Bicolandia deploys troops to assist...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the bloody December 29, 2021 joint military and police raid in Pikit, Cotabato that left six people dead. De Lima said an independent fact-finding committee is necessary considering the contradicting accounts of...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it was confirmed on Friday, Jan. 7. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, attends President Duterte's "Talk to the People"...
Around 1,500 residents in Cebu City were fed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as part of its continuing relief operations for victims of typhoon “Odette,” the military said on Thursday, Dec. 30. Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines feed victims of typhoon "Odette" in...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been working double time to transport food, water, and other relief items as well as help in the rehabilitation of the areas that were severely devastated by typhoon “Odette” nearly two weeks ago. Lt. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Sunday, Dec. 26, that it has airdropped Christmas and relief items to residents and soldiers assigned in various military detachments and stations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino said he thought of...
The once influential Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is supposedly slowly fading into irrelevance due to the whole-of-nation (WON) approach of the government in addressing communist insurgency. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) The...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has facilitated the delivery of relief goods and other donations from the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. and other donors to the victims of typhoon "Odette" devastation especially in the Visayas and Mindanao. Through its Civil-Military Coordination Center...
