Australian Army chief Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart (left) pays a courtesy call on Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. met with...
AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar (File photo) If the current situation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) does not improve, China may be isolated from the rest of the world due to its aggression against the Philippines, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) warned. “The irresponsible and...
(L-R) Director Michael Chaves and DC Studios CEO Peter Safran (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Warner Bros. thriller "The Nun II" kept a narrow lead on a mostly spiritless North American weekend with an estimated take of $14.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. This ninth...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) Sept. 21, 2023, marks the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law, a momentous event that occurred half a century ago. Over this period, our country had undergone significant political transformations under different...
Chinese maritime militia vessels swarm Rozul (Iroquis) Reef in the West Philippine Sea. (Photo by Western Command) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) discovered an extensive damage in the corals surrounding Rozul (Iroquios) Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and it suspected that the...
(L-R) Admiral John Aquilino, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, and Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, discuss the agreements reached by both forces during the conslusion of the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) meeting at Camp...
A map image uploaded by maritime security expert Ray Powell on Sept. 15, 2023 shows the movements of Chinese survey ships in the eastern seaboard of the Philippine Sea. (Courtesy of Powell / X) At least three survey ships from China are monitored in the eastern seaboard of the Philippine Sea, a map...
Taylor Swift (Images courtesy of AFP) NEW YORK (AFP) - Taylor Swift cleaned up at Tuesday's MTV Video Music Awards and won the evening's top trophy, as Shakira accepted the night's prestigious Video Vanguard honor with a hip-shaking, career-spanning performance. Swift continued her global reign by...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-four soldiers in the Visayas have been awarded for gallantry. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Visayas command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), awards soldiers for gallantry. (Army 3rd ID) Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of...
Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has urged Congress to pass a measure seeking the absolute dissolution of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Retirement and Separation Benefits System (RSBS) through law. Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 13 confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on...
DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) Officers and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF-MILF) who will engage in activities that disrupt peace and order will be terminated from the group. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
