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) is hoping to get adequate funding from the incoming administration for the continuation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) revised modernization program. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana speaks to the media during...
The Philippine government had to defend itself. That's the gist of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos's explanation to young voters of the Marcos-era martial law that lasted from 1972 to 1981. (Simon Maage/ Unsplash) UniTeam bet Marcos was the guest during 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)...
Chen, 29, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has completed his military service in South Korea. The K-pop idol was discharged from the military on April 25, or 18 months after enlisting on Oct. 26, 2020. EXO's Chen (SM Entertainment) He started as an active duty soldier but his status was later...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), rallied the troops in Sarangani over the weekend to continue safeguarding the southernmost part of the country from all forms of illegal activities. Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
The Philippine Army's (PA) Army Support Command (ASCOM) has played a "crucial" role in keeping the country peaceful for more than five decades already, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., PA Commanding General, said. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army, speaks to personnel...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met in flesh the leaders of a New People's Army (NPA) unit that was dismantled by the troops in Davao (Region 11). Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), visits Camp...
ILIGAN CITY – Brigadier Gen. Leonel Nicolas, commander of the Army's 102nd Infantry Brigade, has declared the military's success in dismantling all the guerrilla fronts that had been hindering the development efforts in Zamboanga Del Norte. BGen Nicolas made the declaration during the quarterly...
The Philippine Army (PA) has reactivated its 1st Tank Battalion which will be manned by soldiers who played a crucial role in the liberation of Marawi City from terrorist groups in 2017. Philippine Army Division's officers and enlisted personnel stand in formation during the reactivation of the 1st...
If elected, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will command the military with respect and professionalism like how she defines her relationship with them. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Robredo Media Bureau) During the Rappler's #WeDecide: The first 100 days with...
