Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Sunday, October 24, advised the Department of National Defense (DND) to tap commercial airlines to fly soldiers pending the acquisition of five new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). “Assuming Camp Aguinaldo is in a rush to...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced Friday, Oct. 15, that it has formally accepted five new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters and four Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are expected to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Five new S-70i Black Hawk...
Sgt. Ramona Cecilia D. Muñoz, otherwise known as the actress Arci Muñoz has received commendation from the Philippine Air Force. This is in recognition for "invaluable services rendered" actively participating in different PAF relief operations. The PAF zeroed in on her work for their PAF...
Actors JM de Guzman and Ejay Falcon each received an award from the Philippine Air Force (PAF), recently. JM posted a photo of it on Instagram. View this post on Instagram JM was recognized for "invaluable services rendered in the different PAF relief operations and during the conduct of fund...
The identity of the aircraft that was detected entering the country's airspace without clearance last Thursday, Sept. 2, remains unknown to the Philippine Air Force (PAF). (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, PAF spokesperson, revealed that the aircraft did not respond when...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) drove away an unidentified aircraft seen entering the country's airspace without clearance, a ranking military spokesperson revealed Saturday, Sept. 4. (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, PAF spokesperson, said two FA-50 fighter jets were...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has rescued almost 100 people who were trapped inside a burning residential building in Madaluyong City on Thursday, Sept. 2. photo: PAF Facebook page PAF was tapped to respond to the fire after reports that some residents were having difficulty going out of the Metro...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday, Sept. 1 disclosed that a “confluence of many events” triggered the crashes of the C-130 cargo plane and S-70i Black Hawk helicopter that killed a total of 59 people. C-130 crash Lorenzana said the official report of the Philippine Air Force probe...
Long before Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), he has already inspired various people from all walks of life, including a mother who went on to raise the child in her womb as a member of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) just...
It is sinking only now into Philippine Air Force (PAF) Staff Sergeant Hidilyn Diaz's psyche that she is a gold medalist at the Women’s 55kg category for weightlifting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but already she has realized the huge responsibility put on her shoulders. Olympic gold medalist...
When it rains, it pours so they say, and this adage was proven true by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Fresh from her historic feat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan that gave her more than P50 million in cash rewards and other perks, weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz received...
The Department of National Defense (DND) lauded weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz for delivering the country's first Olympic gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night, July 26. "The Department of National Defense joins the nation in congratulating weighlifting champion...
