The Department of Defense (DND) on Sunday scoffed at communist rebels’ threat to again deploy liquidation squads, with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana saying that the announcement only affirmed the government’s position that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) are truly terrorist organizations.
Philippine Navy personnel tapped to man the country’s second missile-capable frigate BRP Antonio Luna are currently training on the ship off Ulsan, South Korea
The Philippine Army (PA) officially received Mr. Manny V. Pangilinan’s helicopter donation today, January 7, 2021 at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
A Philippine Air Force helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon, January 16, in the mountains of Bukidnon province, killing all 7 on board – 5 military personnel and 2 members of the local militia.
A local shipbuilder is considering building bigger vessels for territorial defense and patrolling of the country’s waters in the near future.
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The Philippine Army held its first Army-wide Command Conference of the year here today, January 19, 2021.
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The Philippine Army launched the new “Gawin ang Tama” (GAT) Wall Project here today, January 20, 2021.
Sagay City, Negros Occidental — In response to the needs of the flood victims, the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion, 3ID, Philippine Army distributed relief goods to the affected families in the three (3) localities of Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The Commanding General, Philippine Army welcomed the visit of the Chief Minister, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)here today, January 21, 2021.
President Rodrigo Duterte has named Philippine Army chief, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to replace Gen. Gilbert Gapay, who will reach the compulsory retirement age on Feb. 4.
(DPWH) held a ground breaking ceremony to start its infrastructure projects here today, January 28, 2021.
Through the DND-DPWH Convergence Program dubbed as the “Tatag ng Imprastuktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS)”, the PA was granted with five 10-storey buildings that are soon to be constructed inside the Army Headquarters.
The Philippine Air Force, with its Vice Commander, PAF, MGEN FLORANTE M AMANO PAF, welcomed to its fleet a C-130H aircraft in a simple Arrival Ceremony at the Base Operations, Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on January 29, 2021.
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine Navy inspection team on Friday (Jan. 29) accepted and approved the delivery of the country’s second brand new frigate, the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), after the final stage of inspection at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.