President Marcos has granted a one-time rice allowance to all military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) to recognize their vital role in promoting the country's security and peace and order as well as ensuring public safety. File photos Administrative Order (AO) No. 26, signed by Executive Secretary...
Major Floren Herrera (Photo courtesy of US Military Academy via Instagram) A Philippine Army (PA) officer who led a daring ambush against terrorist forces during the Marawi siege in 2017 was awarded the 2024 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms by the United States Military Academy or West...
A new set of US troops have arrived in the Philippines to train with their Filipino counterpart as Washington continues to bolster its “cooperative relations with important allies and partners” in the region, the US military announced. US marines and sailors are now in the country as part of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the conviction of two former Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets of murder and another former cadet of hazing for the death of 4th Class Cadet Darwin Dormitorio in September 2019. Convicted of murder by the Baguio City regional trial court (RTC)...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Rep. Rodriguez's Facebook page) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. to finally put an end to...
A Baguio City Regional Trial Court on Friday, August 16, found three Philippine Military Academy cadets guilty over the hazing death of Cadet Fourth Class Darwin Dormitorio five years ago in September 2019. DORMITORIO (FB) Sentenced by Judge Maria-Ligaya Itliong-Rivera of the RTC Branch 5 to...
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said it is only the "beginning of the evolution" of the Philippines-US military alliance as it will soon tie up with other allies to bolster such partnership. "We're at the very beginning of this evolution and we'll work with our Japanese counterparts to see how to...
China has claimed that the Philippines' seeking of military funding from the United States "will only lead to greater insecurity" of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. It also said that doing so will only turn the Philippines into someone else's cheese piece. Lin Jian, spokesman for...
The $500-million military financing pledged by the Untied States to the Philippines would definitely give the country’s defense posture a big boost, especially in defending its territory and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said. In welcoming...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 31 welcomed the United States government’s groundbreaking decision to allocate an additional $500-million in military financing to the Philippines. Escudero said this substantial investment aimed at modernizing the Armed...
The Philippines and the United States have agreed to soon exchange military information following the visit of Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and US State Secretary Antony Blinken in Manila—two key US officials in Washington's defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region. In a joint statement after...
The Philippines will receive $500 million in foreign military financing from the United States as Washington's help for Manila's efforts to modernize its military and the coast guard. "This level of funding is unprecedented," said US Defense chief Lloyd Austin after the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue...
