Korean pop rock band DAY6’s Young K, 27, enlisted in the military on Oct. 12 and bid goodbye to fans. Young K will be serving as an active duty soldier under the KATUSA, or Korean Augmentation To the United States Army, becoming the first K-pop idol to be admitted to the soldier program. Young K...
The U.S. military and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently completed their first-ever joint tactical combat casualty care training to boost the country's capability in maritime security and rescue operations. CASUALTY CARE TRAINING-- The U.S. Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines and the...
Depsite the obvious challenges presented by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the May 2022 national and local elections must take place, or else the country might find itself in a dangerous scenario. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate...
HONG KONG, China -- Corpses piled high next to a rice field in northern Myanmar show the bloody consequence of a hot-blooded, uncoordinated attack by villagers on battle-hardened junta troops. People take shelter and block the road during a protest in Myanmar's second-largest city Mandalay. Eight...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco moved on Tuesday, Sept. 28 to include in the proposed 2022 national budget the purchase of three brand new C-130J cargo planes for the Philippine Air Force. Speaker Lord Allan Allan Velasco, together with other congressional leaders, meets with Philippine Air Force (PAF)...
Two Army troopers were injured in an armed encounter with suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Tapaz, Capiz on Sunday morning, Sept. 26. Elements of the Army's 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) clashed with 10 suspected NPAs who were allegedly extorting residents in Barangay Siya around...
Joint police and military operatives arrested two people after they yielded illegal drugs and 62 pieces of unlicensed firearms at a checkpoint in Davao City on Saturday, Sept. 25. The Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) identified the suspects as Michael John Lantoria, 40, of Carmen,...
President Duterte issued a stern warning that he will not hesitate to use the might of the military to ensure that the upcoming May 2022 elections would go smoothly and be free from violence. President Rodrigo Duterte (MB file photo) Duterte made the statement days before he is expected to file his...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) appeared to have taken a swipe at Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, a known supporter of the anti-communist task force who has since started being critical to the group. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in...
A 23-year-old female Tausug proved that women can also excel in the male-dominated military after she ranked first from a Philippine Army (PA) candidate soldier course in Indanan, Sulu, the 11th Infantry "Alakdan" Division (11ID) said Wednesday, September 22. Private Nerna Arip (Photo: 11th...
Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted the high cost of silence among Filipinos on the 49th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos. Screenshot_20210903-155656_Chrome For those who lived through it, Marcos's declaration of military rule on...
The Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division (6ID) clarified that one of the victims of an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) during a volleyball game in Datu Piang, Maguindanao over the weekend has not died contrary to what it initially reported. POST-BLAST SCENARIO. Army and police...
