The Philippine Army (PA) said Sunday, Nov. 23, that its Aviation Regiment has completed yet another air patrol over key waters in Western Mindanao, enhancing its role in maritime security to protect the country’s borders. The operation conducted by the Special Mission Aviation Company covered the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr. is the new head of the Western Mindanao Naval Command. Reyes took over from acting commander Capt. Hilarion Cesista during a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Brig. Gen. Romulo Quemado II, acting commander of the Western...
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15), BRP Heracleo Alano (PC380), and BRP Nestor Reinoso (PC376) hold a maritime and sovereignty patrol off Luzon Strait from April 9 to 10, 2025. (Photo: Northern Luzon Command) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday, April 12, that it had...
Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, commander of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, has placed sufficient number of police maneuver forces for possible deployment in Datu Odin Sinsuat town of Maguindanao del Norte after it was placed under the control of the Commission on Elections...
Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (left), commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), arrives at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on Feb. 9, 2025 for a field visit in Western Mindanao. He is received by personnel of the Tactical Operations Group Sulu – Tawi-Tawi (TOG SULTAW) led...
A crew member of BRP Jose Rizal monitors the presence of a People's Liberation Army-Navy warship by China in the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Navy) Three Chinese warships have been spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Police forces in western Mindanao have further intensified visibility patrols and law enforcement operations as part of the security measures for the midterm elections on May 12. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the intensified security...
President Marcos has turned over a check from the Office of the President (OP) worth P80.9 million to Camp Navarro General Hospital (CNGH), the newly constructed medical facility of the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom). NEW MEDICAL FACILITY — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is...
The Western Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines unveils the flag of newly-created Joint Task Force "Orion". (Photo by WestMinCom) A new task force created by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will run after the remnants of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Mindanao. Joint Task...
Major General Steve Crespillo, an experienced combatant who hunted communist rebels in the Cordilleras and Northern Luzon, was appointed as the 17 th commander of the Philippine Army’s (PA) Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Saturday, August 26....
A soldier was killed while at least seven other law enforcers were injured when unidentified assailants ambushed Vice Mayor Ahmadin Baharim of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan on Saturday, August 12. The vice mayor was safe. Barangay Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan (Courtesy of Joint Task Force Basilan) Major...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has designated Police Major Gen. Jonnel Estomo as the new head of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM). Estomo replaced Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. who bowed out of the service on Thursday upon reaching the...
