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...
VILLAVICIOSA, Abra – A New People’s Army recruiter voluntarily surrendered to the Joint Task Force Kaugnay of the Army 24th Infantry Battalion and the Abra Provincial Police Office in Barangay Laplapog here on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The military said the surrenderer, 54, and a resident here is a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member was killed in a firefight with Joint Task Force Sulu troops in Patikul, Sulu on Thursday, Oct. 13. THE body of Abu Sayyaf Group member Ben Saji lies beside personal belongings of his colleagues in the encounter site in Patikul, Sulu. (JTF Sulu photo)...
Malacañang is not surprised that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA), and Department of Education (DepEd) emerged as the "most trusted" government agencies by Filipinos as they are the ones that have direct contact with the people. The...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported Tuesday, Oct. 11, the killing of a spokesperson of the New People's Army (NPA) in an armed encounter with the military in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental. Romeo Nanta (Courtesy of 3rd Infantry Division) Romeo Nanta alias "Juanito Magbanua" was...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army has identified the two soldiers killed in a series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental province since Oct. 6. CORPORALS Christian P. Drilon (left) and Rex G. Verde. (Army 3rd ID)...
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
ILIGAN CITY – A sub-leader of the Daulah Islamiyah-Turaifie Group and six followers surrendered to the military in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Friday, Oct. 7. THE seven Daulah Islamiyah surrenderers. (Military photo) The military identified the surrenderers as sub-leader Homi Abao Abdulmalik,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) highlighted on Saturday, Oct. 8, the accomplishments it made within the first 100 days in office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff (PHOTO BY AFP/FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of...
