Weightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz earned the admiration of the military after she bagged the country's first ever Olympic gold medal (women's 55kg) in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night (PST), July 26. Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition...
The remains of three Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel who died in the tragic C-130 cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last week have been transported to the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Friday night, July 9. The wreckage of a crashed Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane is found by...
Eumir Marcial With just two weeks to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial said that he and the other 18 members of Team Philippines offer their campaign to the men and women that lost their lives in a tragic C-130 plane crash last week. “We offer our best...
Following the tragic C-130 transport plane crash in Sulu over the weekend, an A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has also sustained damage during a test flight--thus raising questions as to whether or not the protocols being implemented by the military have...
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday concluded their first air-to-air bilateral training on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) at Clark Air Base in Pampanga, marking a significant milestone for defense cooperation between the two...
Following the tragic plane crash in Sulu which killed over 50 people, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon called for continuous training and stronger maintenance operations for the troops. The Philippine Red Cross sends a response team after...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 5 urged the government to bestow proper military honors for the soldiers who died in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu upon their burial. Hontiveros also asked the government to ensure that all the benefits due their families would be released immediately. “I...
Senators on Monday, July 5, sought a thorough investigation into the military plane crash in Sulu and the immediate release of available assistance to the families of the soldiers affected in the incident. “This is indeed a devastating incident for our Filipino soldiers who brave the frontlines...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has concluded the retrieval operation on the crashed C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday night, July 4, which left 50 individuals dead and 53 others injured, making it one of the worst aviation accidents in the...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday called for an investigation into the ill-fated S-7-I Black Hawk helicopter that crashed earlier this week and left six people dead. Gordon said the latest in military mishaps, which happened on the evening of June 23, when the helicopter crashed at approximate 8...
At least six Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel are believed dead after one of the Blackhawk choppers recently procured by the military crashed in a remote area in Capas, Tarlac on Wednesday night, June 23. Based on the police report obtained by the Manila Bulletin, there were six PAF personnel...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will have an additional firepower in its arsenal with the arrival of T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey in September this year, an official of the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Tuesday, May 25. T-129 ATAK attack helicopter (File photo courtesy of...
