The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and promote human rights while fulfilling its duties to secure the country and the Filipino people. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel recite a pledge of commitment ro promote and protect human rights in the...
The proposed amendment to the newly-passed law prescribing a fixed three-year term for senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will mainly affect three-star generals, according to a military spokesperson. Col. Medel Aguilar is named as the acting spokesperson of the Armed...
Big Hit Music, the agency of K-pop superstars BTS, has confirmed member Jin’s military enlistment but pleaded with fans not to go to the site. “We want to thank you for your continued support of BTS and would like to update you on Jin’s upcoming enlistment into the military,” it said in a...
In the spirit of the Yuletide season, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) unveiled a giant Christmas tree at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday, Dec. 2. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff, led the lighting ceremony of the AFP Christmas tree and a...
Military Ordinariate of the Philippines Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio plans to intensify pastoral visits to military camps to assure members of the military of its support, prayers, and assistance. Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio (Manila Bulletin photo) Bishop Floencio said the pastoral visits also...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he supports moves to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in schools as the program can play a significant role in strengthening the country’s national security and crisis management efforts. Go, however, said there must be a...
QUEZON -- A cache of war materials of the New People's Army (NPA) was discovered by the military in Barangay Lalaguna in Gumaca town on Saturday morning, Dec. 3. The military discovered the arms cache based on the information given by a former rebel. The cache contained two M14 rifles, a Garand...
PALMDALE, United States -- The United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The B-21 Raider is unveiled during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman's Air Force Plant...
The bill seeking to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program is now a go, and will be applicable to all genders, both male and female, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Tuesday, November 29. Dela Rosa disclosed this after the Senate Subcommittee on Higher,...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
The United States has announced that it is identifying more sites for the implementation of its Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the Philippines. A senior White House official made the pronouncement on Sunday night (Manila time), adding that the US is now engaged with Philippine...
The Philippine Army (PA) is eyeing to enhance its missile and air defense capabilities by creating new units specifically focused on such operations to exemplify its commitment to be an all-around, go-to unit in dealing with various threats. Col. Alvin Luzon, Philippine Army assistant chief of...
