Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel encounter alleged New People's Army (NPA) fighters in Bilar, Bohol on February 23, 2024. (Courtesy of 47th Infantry Battalion) (Updated) Five alleged communist rebels and a Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel were killed...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. renders a salute to one of the six soldiers who died in a recent encounter with the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) during his visit to Camp Major Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on February 20, 2024. (Photo by...
The continuing pursuit operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group who allegedly perpetrated a bomb attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last year resulted in yet another bloodbath on...
(Courtesy of 1001st Infantry Brigade) A new landslide struck Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, forcing the temporary stoppage of search, rescue and retrieval operations. The landslide occurred around 2 p.m. and responders scampered to a safer ground, according to...
Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 14 Chinese vessels were monitored in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Feb. 13, but the Philippine Navy (PN) was not alarmed as this was considered...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers questions from the media during a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The death of Khadafi Mimbesa alias "Engineer", the alleged...
Philippine Army troops inspect the war material recovered at the site of the encounter against the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group on January 25 to 26, 2024 in Lanao del Sur. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) (Updated) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Monday, Feb. 12,...
Relief packs from the national government will be ferried by this United States Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft to the landslide victims in Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The death toll from the tragic landslide that struck Barangay Masara in...
Philippine Navy ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15) and US Navy ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) sail together in the West Philippine Sea during the third Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) on Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the Mindanao leg of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-House of Representatives fellowship (Speaker's Office) Consistent with the vision of President Marcos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has guaranteed that the House of...
Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) As the Philippine Navy (PN) embarks on a new phase of modernization anchored on fortifying the country's external defense capabilities, it begs the question: can...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...