Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte beamed the spotlight on military personnel by honoring recipients of an award for soldiers. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte gives a trophy to a female awardee. (OVP photo) These military soldiers were recognized during Monday...
A high-ranking official of South Korea in the Philippines expressed his country’s willingness to help the Philippines develop its mining and manufacturing industries by advancing its energy generation capacity, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said on Tuesday, July 25. Speaker Kim Jin-Pyo of...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army on Thursday, July 13, in Barangay Arenas, Northern Samar. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) In a Facebook post, Duterte credited them for the role they played in Davao City’s campaign against the...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has 191 new soldiers for Western Visayas. NEOPHYTE soldiers take their oath in Camp Peralta, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Division, in Jamindan, Capiz. (3rd ID photo) One-hundred seventy-seven male and 14 female soldiers with the rank...
CEBU CITY – The Regional Mobile Force Battalion-Central Visayas (RMFB-7) expressed sympathy and condolences on the death of two soldiers in an ambush in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 24. LT. Col. Ronan Claravall, commander of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-Central...
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 174 soldiers and members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary (CAA) in Negros island were recognized for their outstanding performances and dedication to duty that led to several significant accomplishments in the island. Maj. Gen....
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
Four teachers, three police officers, and three soldiers were recognized by the House of Representatives for exemplary service in their respective professions. Speaker Martin G. Romualdez (center) joins the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos of 2022 in a photo. From left to right are...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) has 149 new soldiers for Western Visayas and Central Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Benedict Arevalo pins the rank of a new soldier during a ceremony in Camp Peralta, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Jamindan,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three members of the New People's Army (NPA), including an amazon, involved in the landmine explosion that injured seven soldiers in San Jorge, Northern Samar were killed in an encounter in Mapanas, Northern Samar last July 8. AN election campaign poster of former Vice President...
TROOPS secure the area in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental where four NPA rebels were killed in an encounter Wednesday, July 6. (Photo courtesy of 94th IB) BACOLOD CITY – Four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while their comrade was captured in two separate encounters in...
A buy-bust operation by the police resulted in the confiscation of P340,000 worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and arrest of a suspect in Muntinlupa on June 16. The Muntinlupa police’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted the operation at about 7:50 p.m. at Soldiers’ Hills in Barangay...
