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...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (APF) and its partner-agencies turned over P950,000 worth of construction materials to residents of Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte on Saturday, April 30, to help residents rebuild their homes after the devastayion brought by Typhoon Odette. Gen. Andres Centino,...
The proposed legislation which seeks to provide a fixed term for key officers of the Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP) will likely be enacted into law by President Duterte before he leaves his office in June, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Lt. Gen. Romeo...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) further boosted its air defense capabilities as it inaugurated a new simulator training center on Tuesday, April 26. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left) attends the ceremonial acceptance, turn-over, and blessing of the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a South Korean electric company in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday, April 26, to establish solar panels in at least two military camps in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. (Courtesy of Department of...
Government security forces and suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) figured in separate armed encounters in Occidental Mindoro and Masbate on Monday, April 25, which led to the death of four communist rebels and the wounding of a soldier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Australian Defense Force (ADF) commemorated Monday, April 25, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day in honor of the soldiers and other heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the World War I. Members of the Armed Forces of the...
