Three suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants, including the alleged brother of notorious ASG sub-leader and bomb expert Mudzrimar "Mundi" Sawadjaan, were killed Friday, April 23, in a series of operations in Sulu and Basilan, the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) said. Lt. Gen. Corleto...
The knowledge and skills gained by Filipino and American soldiers from their two-week "Balikatan" Exercise 2021 won't be used to attack another country, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. "We have been doing this for the past 36 years but we never had even once...
GENEVA (AFP) – An international expert mission to Wuhan concluded in a report seen Monday, March 29, that COVID-19 likely first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, with investigators all but ruling out a laboratory leak. The intermediate host hypothesis was deemed...
Sharing content is so fast and easy that people tend to forget the responsibilities that come with it. TikTok video sharing app realizes the importance of being mindful when it comes to this, so much so that they partnered with Agency France-Presse (AFP) fact checkers in creating a gauge on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to enhance the military's operations by strengthening its knowledge of the people's basic rights. Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, AFP Chief of Staff (6th Infantry Division –...
A total of 2,290 military healthcare workers have already been inoculated with CoronaVac vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd. since the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) began administering jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the military has announced. A health worker...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) its full support to its plans and programs particularly for establishing a defense industrial ecozone in military reserves. AFP Chief of Staff Lt Gen Cirilito Sobejana said this during PEZA’s...
There’s so much to look forward to Longtime foreign correspondent from the Philippines Gabino Tabuñar Jr. Old means different things to different people. Children consider their 20something parents as old. What is old and why do many people fear it while a few successfully even enjoy its...
Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), which is composed of some of the country’s biggest mining companies, welcomed the proposal of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to further regulate small-scale mining (SSM) activities in the Philippines. But, the group warned that allowing...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed Tuesday the renewal of the tripartite agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) granting detailed service for national athletes PSC Acting Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr. said they are...
