GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos The UP Vanguard celebrated its 102nd Homecoming Anniversary on May 25, 2024, at the UP campus, marking over a century of service, leadership, and dedication to the principles of duty, honor, and country. The event was highlighted by a parade...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) China’s new regulation empowering its coast guard to arrest foreign nationals “trespassing” in areas it claims in the South China Sea...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. answers questions from the media on June 14, 2024. (Photo courtesy of DPC Pool) “Don’t be afraid to fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it is ours.” This was the message of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has taken initiatives to prevent China’s maritime forces from arresting Filipinos who will access...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) Flag-raising activity is a normal occurrence...
Chinese personnel onboard two RHIBs rush to take a food package airdropped by personnel of the AFP onboard two smaller rubber boats during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal on May 19, 2024. (Photo by AFP) A total of 146 Chinese vessels have been monitored in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during...
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uniforms found by authorities inside a raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga could have been used as props and are not...
President Marcos said that the country's military needs to boost its capabilities as it transitions from internal operations to external defense posture. However, Marcos cleared that the Philippines is not waging war by doing so. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during his arrival at...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its "deep worries" over reports that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) distributed "red-tagging pamphlets" to students during a recent seminar held at Taytay Senior High School in Rizal. The pamphlets seemed to point out...
Yuhang Liu (Contributed photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, May 31, that it has conducted an investigation after a Chinese man arrested by the police in Makati City yielded communications equipment linked to possible hacking. Personnel of the Philippine National Police’s...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos For the past two years, I have had the distinct honor of participating in the transformation and development of cadets at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) as chairman of the advisory board. The board plays a crucial role,...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate, in aid of legislation, the alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). In a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, Tolentino said the...
