BACOLOD CITY – Policemen are probing the death of a farmer, believed to be an informant of the government forces, who was shot dead in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 25. The victim was identified as Raul Enmacino, 49, of Barangay Buenavista. POLICEMEN...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the new graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to live up to the tenets of honor and excellence, and cultivate the ability to recover amid existing challenges and threats to the country's security and safety. *President Ferdinand...
A female nursing officer in the Korean military is being investigated by authorities after she left her workplace without permission and visited BTS’ Jin in his camp to vaccinate him. Jin enlisted in the Korean Army on Dec. 13 and is serving as an assistant instructor in the 5th Infantry...
United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson is “absolutely” open to meeting with governors who have expressed concern about the opening of four additional sites that the US military would have access to under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). US Ambassador...
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...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “very concerned” about the impact of the proposed pension reform scheme on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) in the country. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-charge Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this matter during the hearing of...
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reached a consensus “to do something more” regarding conflict-torn Myanmar, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, May 11. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. with his fellow leaders from the Association of Southeast...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots were engaged in a simulation exercise focused on counter air mechanics with the United States Air Force (USAF) to increase their interoperability in combat operations. (An FA-50PH aircraft from the Philippine Air Force and an F-16 aircraft from United States Air...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, May 9 said state economic managers should find ways to sustain the pension system for the military and other uniformed personnel (MUP). Dela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, made the call in response to reports that President...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) recently trained together on maintaining AIM-9 missile launchers as part of the ongoing Cope Thunder 23-1 Exercise. (Maintenance officers, technicians, and specialists from the Philippine Air Force and United States Pacific Air...
The United States is now seeing the Philippines "in a different light" as the Pentagon gave President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. a military honor parade during his recent visit there, the Philippines' top diplomat in Washington said Monday. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe"...
China has objected to the newly crafted Bilateral Defense Guidelines between the Philippines and the United States, claiming that countries surrounding the contested waterway have maintained peace and stability in the region. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said China...