State security forces figured in an armed encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Davao de Oro on Thursday, Feb. 24, killing an alleged volunteer teacher for indigenous people (IP) and four others who were tagged as communist rebels. Chad Booc (Courtesy of Chad Booc's Twitter...
President Duterte said he is happy that has was able to deliver his campaign promise that he would end his term with a strong military despite the government’s limited income. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan...
A suspected leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and his wife were killed in an armed encounter with the military over the weekend while they were allegedly conducting extortion activities to influence the outcome of the local elections in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. (Courtesy of 402nd...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are looking to build a reservist training center in Eastern Visayas as part of the military’s continuing capability development program. Maj. Gen. Roberto S. Capulong (right), Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army,...
Suho, 30, leader of K-pop boy band EXO, has been discharged from the military on Feb. 13 and told fans that he missed them the most. “Finally, as of today, February 14, 2022, I have been discharged! First of all, I want to tell you that I miss EXO-L the most. I spent a bit away from you during my...
The Philippines and China appeared to set aside their territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for a moment as the Department of National Defense (DND) officially received the first batch of a military grant with a total worth of RMB (Renminbi) 130 million or P1 billion from the East...
Senatorial aspirant and Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero on Monday, Jan. 7 said the government must be able to address the government’s ballooning liabilities to pensioners in the military and uniformed services through a sustainable pension system. The former senator also...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Four terrorists and one soldier were killed when Pakistani security forces repulsed attacks on two camps of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC) in two districts of the country's southwestern Balochistan province Wednesday night, an army statement said. The attacks...
Yes, you read it right. Korean actor Park Bo Gum, who has been in the military (particularly in the navy) as part of the citizen requirements, has a barber license exam. Park Bo Gum Since he left for this post last Aug. 31, 2020, he has done a lot, including passing the National Technical...
Student leaders from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have expressed their opposition to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's proposal to make military service mandatory for Filipinos turning 18 and instead pushed for mandatory history subjects in high school. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from...
More than 800 residents in Palawan received free medical and dental supplies from the United States (US) military recently, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) During a three-day outreach program on Jan. 19 to 22, the US Civil-Military...
The Philippine Army (PA) installed a new Army Governance and Strategy Management Office (AGSMO) chief in a Change of Chief of Office Ceremony at the Army headquarters (HPA) in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Monday, Jan. 31. Maj. Gen. Roberto Capulong, Philippine Army Chief of Staff, hands over the...
