Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to limit the three-year fixed term for officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Estrada said it is imperative to revisit the provisions of Republic Act No. 11709 or the law strengthening the professionalism and promotes the continuity...
Seeking to address the Philippine Army's (PA) dependence on imported military equipment and armaments, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed an agreement together with the agency for Project COBRA which stands for Controller Operated Battle Ready Armament. (Photo courtesy of...
Two suspected communist rebels were killed during a firefight with soldiers in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the clash erupted when elements of the 94th Infantry Battalion and 47th Infantry Battalion chanced upon...
ILOILO CITY —Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in encounters with the military in Barangay Kamansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 30. THE remains of an NPA rebel killed in clashes with government forces in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with the Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Upper Binataan, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 28. SCENE-of-the-Crime Operatives process the remains of a communist rebel killed...
The Philippine Army (PA) is collaborating with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the development of a locally-designed and produced gun mounts for its armored assets, making them even more lethal. Maj. Gen. Adonis R. Bajao (left), Philippine Army Vice Commander, presents a command...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army said it will pursue the killers of the two soldiers who were ambushed on Thursday, Nov. 24, in Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. The Philippine Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade (IBde) condemned the killing of Sgt. Regie Glindro, 39, of Capiz...
Two Philippine Army (PA) athletes brought glory and honor to the country recently after winning in the Altitude Obstacle Course Races (OCR) World Championships on the basecamp of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, in Nepal. Staff Sergeant Andrico S. Mahilum (rightmost) and Corporal...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Army 46th Infantry Battalion recovered an arms cache of the New People’s Army in Barangay Sinalangtan, Calbiga, Samar on Sunday, Nov. 20. Eighteen high-powered firearms and ammunition were recovered – six M16 rifles, four M14 rifles, four AK-47s, one shotgun, one KG9, one...
The Army 5th Infantry Division has vowed to intensify its anti-insurgency campaign in Kalinga province. PASIA (right). (FB) Brig. Gen. Audrey Pasia, commander of the 5th ID based in Camp Melchor dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela, said during the joint Provincial Development Council and Provincial Peace...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 685 children staying in a former Abu Sayyaf Group stronghold were given toys and school supplies during a gift-giving activity by a non-government organization (NGO) in Patikul, Sulu province on Sunday, Nov. 20. SOLDIERS help the children of Mount Sinumaan in Talipao, Sulu...
