The death of former President Fidel V. Ramos on Sunday, July 31, reverberated throughout the uniformed service as tributes continued to pour in for him. The Philippine flag in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City flies at half-staff on Aug. 1, 2022 as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) grieves over...
More than 200,000 individuals were affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Abra and other areas in Northern Luzon this week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Saturday, July 30. A day after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Northern Luzon, troops from...
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...
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...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), commended the efforts of all the militrart personnel on Friday, May 13, in ensuring a peaceful and orderly elections. General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Courtesy of AFP)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, May 11, refuted reports about an alleged ballot snatching involving members of the military in Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur. Col. Ramon Zagala, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Colonel Ramon...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is monitoring the security situation in 114 cities and municipalities that were placed under the red category of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which means that there is a grave security concern there, and those that were under total control by the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) boosted its aerial capabilities after it received Thursday, May 5, a Beechcraft Hawker aircraft which was donated by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The Beechcraft Corporation Hawker 800XP aircraft (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department...
Tasked with ensuring peaceful and orderly national and local elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have deployed a total of more than 80,000 personnel ahead of the May 9 electoral exercise. More than preserving the sanctity of the ballot, the...
Various defense and military equipment worth more than $2.3 million were turned over by the United States government to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, May 2. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The equipment grant arrived at Clark Air Base in Pampanga via a US KC-10A...
At least 42,000 military personnel were deployed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) nationwide to perform election duties, a military spokesperson disclosed Sunday, May 1. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP spokesperson, said that 40,000 troops were...
