The Philippine Army's (PA) Army Support Command (ASCOM) has played a "crucial" role in keeping the country peaceful for more than five decades already, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., PA Commanding General, said. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army, speaks to personnel...
The Philippine Army (PA) has reactivated its 1st Tank Battalion which will be manned by soldiers who played a crucial role in the liberation of Marawi City from terrorist groups in 2017. Philippine Army Division's officers and enlisted personnel stand in formation during the reactivation of the 1st...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) have enhanced their capabilities in responding to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and improvised explosive devices (IED) during the ongoing Balikatan Exercises held in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija....
The Philippine Army (PA) and Indonesian Army is planning to conduct a bilateral exercise in Jakarta, Indonesia in June to enhance their capabilities in counterinsurgency operations. The Philippine Army (PA) and Indonesian Army wrap up a four-day site inspection and conference planning activity for...
CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela -- The 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army will push through the dismantling of the remaining two regional committees of the communists terrorist groups (CTGs) to attain 100% peace and inclusive progress. Major Gen. Laurence E. Mina, Commander...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army have finished the first-ever US-validated jungle operations training course as part of this year’s Salaknib Exercise at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, the military said Saturday, March 26. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) Around 100 troops from the...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed on Wednesday, March 23, that it is now capable of conducting surgeries outside of its camp hospitals through the use of specially-designed mobile trucks which could prove critical for the military especially in times of conflict as big as the Marawi siege in 2017....
The Philippines is now closer to its goal of attaining a “lasting and sustainable” peace with the achievements in the peace and security campaign of the Philippine Army (PA), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has disclosed. Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. (right),...
The Philippine Army (PA) has paid tribute to all of its 64 former Army Commanding Generals in a ceremony held at the PA Officers Clubhouse in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City as part of their month-long 125th anniversary celebration. Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (center), Commanding General of the...
The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) figured in two armed encounters with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Friday, March 18. (Courtesy of Philippine Army, 4th Infantry Division) Three male suspects were killed in the encounters between...
More than two years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country in 2020, the Philippine Army (PA) launched an integrated information system on Thursday, March 17, to organize its efforts to curb the coronavirus in the military organization. Major Melanie Sibayan, executive officer of...
ILOILO CITY—With less than two months before the May 9 elections, the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army has warned candidates in the islands of Panay and Negros not to give in to extortion demands of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. “We hope the candidates will not allow...
