The lower chamber approved on second reading Tuesday, Dec. 6 the measure limiting the coverage of the three-year fixed term for officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Through a simple voice vote (ayes vs. nayes), House Bill (HB) No.6482 or the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and promote human rights while fulfilling its duties to secure the country and the Filipino people. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel recite a pledge of commitment ro promote and protect human rights in the...
The proposed amendment to the newly-passed law prescribing a fixed three-year term for senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will mainly affect three-star generals, according to a military spokesperson. Col. Medel Aguilar is named as the acting spokesperson of the Armed...
In the spirit of the Yuletide season, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) unveiled a giant Christmas tree at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday, Dec. 2. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff, led the lighting ceremony of the AFP Christmas tree and a...
TARLAC CITY – Around 300 Aeta children benefited from the feeding program conducted by the Armed Forces Northern Luzon for this year’s National Children’s Month. The Nolcom, through the 1st Civil Relations Group, Civil Relations Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines, in collaboration with...
Amid mounting calls for an investigation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) maintained Saturday, Dec. 3, that the slain consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) during a military operation in Kabankalan City recently was behind “all” the attacks perpetrated...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has filed a bill strengthening the employment rights for members of the Citizen Armed Forces ,or the Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In his Senate Bill (SB) 1556, to be known as the “Reservist Employment Rights Act”, Revilla said...
There is no let-up in the internal security operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to prevent the communist rebels from launching attacks that will spoil the Filipinos’...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has reacted to the petition for a writ of amparo filed by two pastors and a lay leader against the military leadership after they were allegedly tagged by personnel of the 59th Infantry "Protector" Battalion (59IB) of the 2nd Infantry Division as communist...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) organized an educational tour where 373 youth leaders from all over the country visited young cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Fort del Pilar, Baguio City. Photo by Philippine Military Academy The four-day tour which ended Sunday, Nov. 27,...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos condemned Saturday, Nov. 26, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), for allegedly killing two soldiers in an ambush in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Retired UP Professor Clarita Carlos (right)...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
