An investigation into the latest crashes of military air assets has become “twice as urgent” to immediately determine the cause and safety measures that should be put in place to avoid similar incidents from happening again, the vice chairman of the House Committee on Defense and Security said...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the appointment of Col. Fatima Claire Navarro as the military's first ever female surgeon general after leading the V. Luna Medical Center's (VMLC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first female...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended the appointment of Major Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the incoming commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) amid strong opposition from a House lawmaker who implicated the general to the death of a Philippine...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has called on victims of human rights violations of the New People's Army (NPA) to file cases against the communist group to help end their decades-long reign of terror. media Citing military records, AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said a total of 532...
Four military officers have been promoted to the next higher rank in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Sunday, June 27. AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana (middle) poses for a photo op with newly-promoted military officers (from left to...
A suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebel, who was allegedly among a group of gunmen that killed a farmer, was shot dead by the military in a hot pursuit in Trinidad, Bohol on Saturday night, June 26. Lt. Col. Allyson Depayso, commander of the 47th Infantry Battalion (47IB), identified the slain...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) rendered full military honors to former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III who was laid to his final resting place at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Paranaque City Saturday noon, June 26. The urn of former Pres. Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held an eight-gun salute as a tribute to the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday morning, June 25. A soldier performs an eight-gun salute as a tribute of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged the Philippines to ensure that justice is served as it expressed deep concern over reports of two children caught in alleged government operations causing their “untimely and unjustifiable deaths”. UNICEF (via Twitter) “Ending...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received new weapons and defense equipment from the United States military worth P183 million ($3.8 million), it announced on Wednesday, June 23. The Armed Forces of the Philippines receives weapons and defense equipment worth P183 million from the...
American officials who engaged their Filipino counterparts in the negotiation on the retention of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) are “very happy” with the six-month extension given by President Duterte, Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Tuesday....
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
