As early as now, the Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) are already planning the conduct of future activities such as exercises, bilateral engagement strategies, and other security cooperation initiatives in the face of growing security challenges in the Pacific region, a...
A fire razed one of the buildings at the Philippine Army (PA) Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City early morning Friday, Nov. 18. Photo courtesy of Philippine Army Initial report said the fire occurred inside the compound of the Army Signal Regiment along Lawton Avenue at 9:37 a.m. Photos...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has achieved its target of enhancing the interoperability and readiness in joint operations of its major service commands as it concluded the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP...
Philippine Army (PA) personnel trained side-by-side with their counterparts from the United States Army during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) Exercise in Oahu, Hawaii recently. Philippine Army and U.S. Army officers plan their next move during the month-long Joint Pacific...
The excellence and tenacity of Philippine Army (PA) personnel was on full display during the conduct of a combined arms and littoral live fire exercise (CALLFEX) and urban operations demonstration in Rizal, Palawan on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Philippine Army troops execute a plan during the urban...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not file charges against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) over the bloody firefight in Basilan more than a week ago which resulted in the death of three soldiers, a ranking military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 16. Brig. Gen. Domingo...
Military personnel from the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division (10 ID) allocated their subsistence allowance to fund the relief operations for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Maguindanao del Norte recently. Photo by 10th Infantry Division In a statement Wednesday, Nov. 16, Capt....
The Philippines and France have committed to diversify their cooperation in the fields of defense and security, the Department of National Defense (DND) said Friday, Nov. 11. Representatives from the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines and French Ministry of Armed Forces discuss...
The bloody firefight between the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has finally come to an end after the latter signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of the Philippines (GPH), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said Friday,...
Choco Mucho survived an opening set scare before it thumped struggling United Auctioneers-Army, 26-24, 25-10, 25-17, to boost its semifinal bid in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Tuesday, Nov. 8. Kat Tolentino scores for Choco Mucho in their PVL...
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...
Help continues to pour in for victims of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “Paeng” as the Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine Navy (PN) sustained their relief operations to help affected residents in Southern Luzon and Western Visayas, the military said Tuesday, Nov. 8. Courtesy of Philippine Army...