Former House deputy speaker Mikee Romero didn 't take the "stolen valor" issue sitting down. Romero, a Philippine Air Force (PAF) reservist with the rank of brigadier general, issued a statement Monday, April 17 wherein he pushed back on the allegations that he didn 't deserve the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it was reviewing its rules on the conferment of military awards and the wearing of honorary badges and insignia by reservists following questions raised over the decorations worn by a former lawmaker turned military reservist. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. praised the Philippine Air Force (PAF) contingent’s performance in Exercise Pitch Black 2026, highlighting a Filipino fighter pilot who became the first from the country to qualify as a force commander. Teodoro visited the PAF...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, belied reports that an aircraft similar to the one used to fly former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague had been sighted at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City amid speculation that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa had been arrested. PAF...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday, July 28, insisted it will retain its designated commander at the Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base (CERAB) in Tarlac despite the Capas municipal council declaring her persona non grata and seeking her relief from command. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the government will carefully review the concerns surrounding access restrictions at the Col. Ernesto Ravina Air Base or Crow Valley in Capas, Tarlac. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Ilocano Dialogue on the West...
BAGUIO CITY – Two Philippine Air Force personnel were injured after the fixed-wing training aircraft they were flying crashed into a dense forest in Mount Cabuyao, Barangay Poblacion, Tuba town, Benguet province, on Wednesday, May 20. Police Lt. Col. Roy Calulot, spokesperson of the Police...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Monday, May 11, said there was no unusual activity at the Villamor Air Base (VAB) despite speculation following former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s presentation of an alleged International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of arrest against Sen. Ronald “Bato”...
GUMACA, Quezon – This town has deployed a decommissioned Philippine Air Force UH-1H Huey helicopter as its newest tourist attraction at the Greenbelt Park here. The aircraft was turned over by the PAF on Monday, May 10, through Major Gen. Dennis Estrella, a native of this town, to the municipal...
SUBIC BAY – Newly promoted Brig. Gen. Michael Romero of the Philippine Air Force Reserve Force was recently honored by the Philippine Navy for his “exceptionally meritorious and sustained service” in supporting naval aviation development in the country. Romero received the Naval Aviator...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has reorganized its reserve force in the provinces, with some in Mindanao, as part of a major transformation aimed at implementing a Total Defense Force development concept, aligning and mirroring the structure of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) regular unit...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) took another step toward completing its planned Black Hawk fleet buildup with the acceptance of five new S-70i utility helicopters on Friday, Jan. 23. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson, said the helicopters were formally accepted during a joint acceptance,...
