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Zubiri, iginiit ang aircraft modernization sa AFP matapos ang chopper crash sa Bukidnon

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Posted at Jan 19 08:59 PM

Iginiit ng isang senador ngayong Martes ang aircraft modernization sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), matapos ang pagbagsak ng military helicopter sa Bukidnon nitong Sabado. Read more »

Military recovers firearms, speedboat in Sulu in operation vs Abu Sayyaf

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Posted at Jan 19 08:04 PM

Members of the 11th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army recovered high-powered firearms and a speedboat allegedly owned by the Abu Sayyaf Group in Indanan, Sulu Monday. Read more »

3 miyembro ng militar patay sa pananambang sa Legazpi City

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Posted at Jan 17 12:49 PM

Patay ang 3 miyembro ng militar matapos umanong tambangan ng mga hinihinalang rebelde sa Legazpi City nitong umaga ng Linggo.   Read more »

Ilang miyembro ng militar nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19

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Updated as of Dec 28 07:15 PM

Nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19 ang ilang miyembro ng AFP, partikular ang ilang taga-Presidential Security Group. Read more »

'Keeping Duterte safe from threats:' Presidential guards inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine

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Updated as of Dec 28 07:10 PM

(UPDATE) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed Monday members of the Presidential Security (PSG) were administered a vaccine against COVID-19, hours after security officials admitted some soldiers have been inoculated. Read more »

Sotto says nothing wrong with COVID-19 vaccination of soldiers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 02:57 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said there is nothing wrong with the inoculation of soldiers against COVID-19 as "there is no law" that prevents Filipinos from taking a vaccine that has yet to be certified by the FDA.  Read more »

2 miyembro ng NPA sumuko sa South Cotabato

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Updated as of Dec 27 09:32 PM

Sumuko ang 2 miyembro ng New People’s Army sa tropa ng pamahalaan sa bayan ng Lake Sebu, South Cotabato noong Sabado, sabi ng Armed Forces of the Philippines. Read more »

LOOK: Tawi-tawi town hands over loose firearms to Marines

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Posted at Dec 20 04:04 PM

The local government of Panglima Sugala town in Tawi-tawi turned over Saturday loose firearms to members of the Philippine Marine Corps., said the AFP Western Mindanao Command. Read more »

130 ASG, BIFF and Maute militants killed this year, says military

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Updated as of Dec 13 12:24 PM

One hundred thirty militants were killed this year while 347 others surrendered, the Philippine military said Sunday. Read more »

AFP says to skip holiday truce with communist rebels

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Updated as of Dec 03 04:18 PM

The military said Thursday it would not recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte a truce with communist rebels for the holiday season. Read more »

'We are identifying you as communists': Duterte blasts Makabayan bloc lawmakers

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 10:25 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his administration is not red-baiting progressive lawmakers, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines is directly identifying them as communists. Read more »

US delivers spy drone to PH worth P710 million to boost maritime defense, security

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Posted at Nov 25 02:22 PM

The US on Wednesday handed over P710 million worth of unmanned drone system to the Philippine Navy in a bid to ramp up the military’s maritime defense and border security capacity. Read more »

Military deploys rescue units to flooded Metro Manila, Luzon areas due to ‘Ulysses’

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Posted at Nov 12 02:16 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Thursday deployed its disaster response units to flooded areas in the capital region and some Southern Tagalog provinces to rescue residents that Typhoon Ulysses  Read more »

5 Black Hawk choppers from Poland arrive for PH Air Force

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Posted at Nov 09 11:44 PM

MANILA - Five Sikorsky-S70 Black Hawk helicopters have arrived at Clark Air Base to serve in the Philippine Air Force. Read more »

Philippine military says it benefits from VFA with US, but will respect Duterte's decision

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Posted at Nov 05 05:22 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Thursday it benefits from the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, the abrogation of which was initially ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte early this year but later suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis and other developments in the region. Read more »

Militar handang tumugon sa mga emergency bunsod ng 'Rolly'

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Posted at Nov 01 01:56 PM

Tiniyak ngayong Linggo ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay na handa ang militar na magsagawa ng rescue operations at tumugon sa mga emergency sa mga lugar na sasalantain ng bagyong Rolly. Read more »

PH, US vow to boost mutual defense alliance amid 'changing security environment'

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Posted at Oct 29 11:25 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Indo-Pacific Command on Wednesday committed to strengthen the mutual defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States in a bid to adapt to a “changing security environment,” the military said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 28, 2020

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Posted at Oct 28 11:24 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

‘No to Red-tagging’

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 11:55 AM

Women's rights advocates picket in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday calling against red-tagging of activists and human rights defenders. Read more »

MNLF leader Jikiri passes away

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Posted at Oct 18 04:43 PM

Yusop Jikiri, one of the leaders of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has died, members of the Bangsamoro Parliament and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Sunday. Read more »