The identities of four more military personnel who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu earlier this month have already been confirmed, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Friday, July 30. Captain Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs chief, identified the fatalities as...
On instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday handed over the diplomatic note recalling the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III after the US have addressed “with good faith” issues...
Boosting the security ties and defense cooperation between the Philippines and the United States (US) is crucial to maintain the peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, the US' top Defense official disclosed Friday, July 30. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and his...
President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. as the next chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Malacañang announced Friday, July 30. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo) Faustino, commander of the joint task force in Mindanao, will take the place of Gen. Cirilito Sobejana...
The United States Embassy on Friday welcomed the decision of President Duterte’s decision to retract the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). United States Embassy in Manila “We strongly believe that the VFA, and the broader alliance that the VFA enables, strengthens not only the...
Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Marine Battalion Landing Team-4 and the Naval Forces West (Navforwest) have swooped down on a coastal town in Palawan and raided several retail establishments for selling illicit cigarettes. The retail outlets, mostly sari-sari stores, were...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to recall his previous decision for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States won the support of two officials of the majority bloc in the House of Representatives. VFA exercise But not Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep....
Senators lauded on Friday, July 30, the decision of President Duterte to retract his planned termination of the visiting forces agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular session of...
The Philippines' military alliance with the United States remained intact after President Duterte reconsidered an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces agreement (VFA) on the final year of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte rescinds an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces...
Visiting United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Thursday concluded a “productive meeting” with President Duterte in Malacañang Thursday night. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and President Duterte before the start of their meeting in Malacanang, Thursday night. (PCOO) “I...
President Duterte urged Congress to pass two new laws that will benefit government troops as he looked back at how he improved the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help them carry out their duties to the public. President Duterte...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) paid its final tribute to the late former President Benignoy Aquino III on Saturday, July 24. Three volleys of fire are fired by military personnel as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ends its 30-day mourning and pays its final tribute to the late...
