Underscoring the need for Filipino youth to realize the value of peace and nation-building, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 24, revealed plans to institutionalize a national peace curriculum under the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and Education...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States National Guard Bureau have coordinated to enhance the two units’ reserve force and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) capabilities. (Photo by Philippine Army) Col. Xerxes Trinidad, PA spokesperson, said this was revealed during the...
GAMU, Isabela – Eight soldiers who bravely fought the New People’s Army in areas covered by the Philippine Army 5th Infantry Division were awarded with the Gold Cross medal. The awarding coincided with the celebration of the 42nd founding anniversary of the establishment of the 5th Infantry...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s son has just become an elite Scout Ranger. (Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa [right] with his son, Police Lt. Rock Dela Rosa / Courtesy of Senator Dela Rosa's Facebook page) Police Lieutenant Rock dela Rosa was among the 159 soldiers and policemen who earned the...
More than 150 soldiers from the Philippine Army (PA) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) gathered in Tanay, Rizal on Monday, May 15, for the commencement of the Philippine-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE) “Kasangga” 23-2. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) A total of 114 soldiers from...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte praised the barangay health workers (BHWs) in Surigao del Norte, highlighting how their hard work and education helped the people in the communities understand health, nutrition, and diseases. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Barangday...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met with General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, who paid a courtesy visit at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, May 10. ( [L-R] General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the...
The alleged head of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) regional command in Bicol was arrested by joint elements of the Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in a pre-dawn operation in Malabon City on Tuesday, May 9. (Photo: Philippine Army / Kalinaw News) The PA...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte stressed the need to work together and help put Filipino children in school as she donated P100,000 to support the programs of a non-profit civic society group. (Photo from the Office of the Vice President) Speaking during the 77th annual ball of...
Seven suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels died in an armed encounter with government forces in Bobon, Northern Samar on Sunday, April 30, the military said. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) Elements of the Philippine Army’s 803rd Infantry Brigade, 8 th Infantry Division (8ID) were...
The Philippine Army’s 2 nd Infantry Division (2ID) condemned the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) on Thursday, April 27, after a soldier was allegedly killed by rebels in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. (Courtesy of 2nd...
The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) conducted an air assault planning exercise which highlighted their capability to operate the Black Hawk helicopter while the Patriot, an American missile defense system heavily used by Ukraine in resisting Russia’s invasion, was...
