TACLOBAN CITY – The Joint Task Force Storm under the 8th Infantry "Stormtroopers" Division has neutralized 791 New People’s Army rebels in 461 encounters in Eastern Visayas since 2019. ORIO (FB) The JTF Storm said they seized 1,124 firearms, recovered 703 banned anti-personnel mines, and...
Three soldiers died while 13 others were wounded when a fierce fighting erupted between government troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan. While a ceasefire was already implemented using the mechanisms of the peace process on Wednesday night,...
Philippine Army (PA) troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) allegedly backed by some lawless elements figured in an armed encounter in Basilan, the military confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 9, in what was seen as a surprising hostility between the two forces after the latter...
Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., whose stint as the acting Commanding General of the Philippine Army (PA) was cut short in May due to retirement issues, has been designated as the new commander of a newly-formed joint task force (JTF) that aims to "widen the military's efforts in dismantling threat...