A Mindanao lawmaker appealed on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to implement an “immediate ceasefire” to protect vulnerable civilians in Basilan. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Photo from Rep. Hataman’s Facebook page) Deputy Speaker and Basilan...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has urged present and future "Uniformed Heroes" - police, military, firefighters and Coast Guard - to make sure that Philippine laws are implemented, especially if they would benefit farmers, indigenous peoples and ordinary Filipinos. Padilla gave this reminder at...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed that the institution he commands, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), must be modernized to meet necessary preparations amid the current geo-political tensions. While the Philippines wants to live in peace, Marcos said it is “crucial” for the...
A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) visited the Philippines on Monday, Nov. 7, to further enhance the military cooperation between the two countries. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (right), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), shakes hands with...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro spearheaded the celebration of the 72nd founding anniversary of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) on Monday, Nov. 7. (Photo by Philippine Marine Corps) A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Marine Heroes...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally opened the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” 2022 at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Monday, Nov. 7, which will be attended by more than 1,500 active and reserve military forces. More than 1,500 active and reserve military forces will...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte believes Filipinos must focus on what each of them can do for the Philippines so the country can move forward to achieve progress faster. Vice President Sara Duterte during the Naval Special Operations Command’s 66th anniversary celebration on...
Two Philippine Army (PA) personnel were instantly killed while two others were injured when suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ambushed troops who were about to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in Abra on Friday, Oct. 27, in the aftermath of a powerful...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. has directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to create a “realistic” priority list for their modernization program after the United States pledged a $100 million or more than P50 billion in military assistance....
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro has chosen an experienced officer in security operations and intelligence to head the primary military task force operating in Metro Manila. Colonel Alexei Musñgi (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines)...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental announced on Monday, Oct. 17, the resumption of classes in Barangays Carabalan and Cabadiangan beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19, after a series of encounters between the military and communist guerrillas. Mayor Raymund Tongson Jr....
TACLOBAN CITY – Poverty and hunger prompted seven members of the New People’s Army to surrender to the Joint AFP-PNP Local Peace Engagement Plan in Northern Samar. THE NPA surrenderers and their firearms. (1st NSPMFC photo) They also cited the NPA’s inability to sustain the needs of their...
