Two candidate soldiers undergoing training in Capas, Tarlac died after suffering heat stroke linked to extreme physical exertion and high temperatures, the Philippine Army (PA) said on Saturday, May 30. The Arm’ys Training Command (Tracom) identified the deceased recruits as Candidate Soldiers...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The military on Friday confirmed the death of two trainees – one from Basilan province – during training in Tarlac. In a statement, the School for Candidate Soldier, Initial Military Training Group Training Command, Philippine Army “confirms the unfortunate passing of two...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed on Friday, May 29, that it has suspended two training personnel and ordered an internal investigation following the death of two recruits who collapsed during formation after just one day of undergoing training at the headquarters of the Army’s Training Command...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A young Army recruit died on Tuesday, May 26, after training for two days in Tarlac. The family of Junel Flores, from Barangay Colonia, Lamitan, Basilan, is demanding justice for his death. Flores left on May 19 for Tarlac to attend an oath-taking ceremony and undergo training....
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos emphasized the importance of providing accessible healthcare to Filipino soldiers and their families, highlighting the deployment of 11 mobile laboratory vans for the Philippine Army. In a Facebook post on Saturday, May 23, the First Lady recognized the sacrifices...
The Philippine Army (PA) said it was stepping deeper into drone warfare training, warning that future conflicts will be shaped by technology and forces that fail to adjust risk being left behind. This was stressed by Major General Ramon Zagala, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID), during...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP )on Tuesday, May 12, condemned the use of dehumanizing language on social media, where fatalities from military encounter in Toboso, Negros Occidental were referred to as "corned beef." Public scrutiny continues over the deaths of the 19 people, now known as...
One soldier was killed and four others were injured when a military truck crashed on the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway in Barangay Caramutan, Villasis, Pangasinan on Friday afternoon, May 8. Police said the truck with license plates SAB-2115 driven by a 31-year-old soldier was traversing...
The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday said it has deployed troops and transport assets to communities heavily affected by Mayon Volcano 's heavy spewing of ash in Albay last May 2. In a statement, Army spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said troopers and assets from the 9th Infantry Division were...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete awarded two soldiers wounded in recent encounters with suspected communist rebels in Negros Island. The two soldiers from the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) were conferred the Military Merit Medal while recuperating in...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. visited front-line troops in Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 2, and urged them to sustain the military’s gains after recent operations against communist rebels as two soldiers who were injured during separate...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted their first combined live-fire exercise during Exercise Salaknib 2026 at the lahar fields of Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac, it was revealed on Sunday, May 3. The PA said the exercise, held from May...
