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19 labi mula sa C-130 crash, tukoy na ang pagkakakilanlan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 08:39 PM

Natukoy na ang pagkakakilanlan ng19 na sundalong biktima ng pagbagsak ng C-130 military plane sa Sulu.  Read more »

Philippines seeks US help on data recorders for C-130 crash probe

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 02:45 PM

MANILA - The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the weekend to the United States to seek expert help in opening and analyzing them, the military chief said on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte thanks Sulu residents who helped rescue victims in C-130 crash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 09:34 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed gratitude to residents of Sulu province, who were among the first to help soldiers in a deadly crash of their military aircraft over the weekend.  Read more »

Duterte spokesman says he rode military aircraft days before crash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 08:44 AM

Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque revealed on Tuesday that he rode a military aircraft days before it crashed in the Southern Philippines and killed at least 53 people in one of the country's worst military air disasters.  Read more »

Duterte honors soldiers killed in plane crash, promises aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 08:37 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday paid tribute and promised aid to the families of at least 47 soldiers who were killed in an Air Force plane crash over the weekend. Read more »

'Worst crash of military aircraft:' Philippines mourns dozens killed in Sulu plane crash

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:39 PM

The country is mourning 50 people who perished in a plane crash in Sulu, Malacañang said on Monday, with President Rodrigo Duterte likely to visit the survivors of one of the country's worst military air disasters.  Read more »

PH military searches for crashed C-130's flight data recorder

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 12:41 PM

The military is searching for a crashed C-130 plane's flight data recorder to unravel the cause of the incident that killed 47 soldiers on board, its spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »

Death toll in C-130 plane crash in Sulu climbs to 50

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 08:28 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The number of people killed in the military plane crash in Sulu has climbed to 50 as authorities shift to retrieval operations for the aircraft's parts, an official said Monday. Read more »

3 lumad slain in Surigao del Sur not rebels, local says; Army insists they're Reds

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 02:29 PM

MANILA - Three members of the Manobo tribe who were killed in an alleged firefight with the military in Surigao del Sur were not members of New People's Army, a local resident said Friday. Read more »

AFP says Camp Aguinaldo lockdown in force until situation improves

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 07:03 PM

The lockdown of Camp Aguinaldo, the Philippine military's headquarters, in Quezon City will be in force until the health situation improves, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Monday. Read more »

AFP says Camp Aguinaldo on lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 07:38 PM

The Philippine military's headquarters in the capital has been placed on lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed on Sunday.  Read more »

Philippines files diplomatic protest over reports 220 Chinese vessels in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 08:52 PM

The Philippines is lodging a diplomatic protest against China over reports that more than 200 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were sighted moored in the West Philippine Sea, the country's foreign minister said on Sunday. Read more »

All AFP personnel required to get COVID-19 vaccine - spokesperson

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 09:01 PM

It is mandatory for all personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the organization's spokesman, Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, on Thursday. Read more »

'Walang silbi': AFP probe into PSG vaccination may be 'useless' after Duterte order - spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 09:16 AM

EXERCISE IN FUTILITY: A Philippine military investigation into the illegal vaccination of President Duterte's close-in security team is "useless" if they refuse summons or even answer questions, its spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

50 PMA cadets, food handlers test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 07:26 AM

Some 50 cadets and food handlers at the Philippine Military Academy have contracted COVID-19, the Armed Forces said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Sworn duty’ to protect: AFP cites danger Liza Soberano may be ‘used’ by Red-linked groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 05:48 PM

MANILA— While asserting its respect for women and their rights, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday stood in defense of a general whose remarks linking celebrities to the communist movement have drawn heavy fire over red-tagging, citing concerns they might be “used” by those linked to the underground.    Read more »

Pemberton case an 'isolated' incident: PH military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 04:10 PM

The Philippine military said Sunday the case of pardoned homicide convict US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, who killed transwoman Jennifer Laude, was an "isolated" incident. Read more »

Military mourns death of mentally challenged ex-soldier, calls for 'sobriety'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 06:58 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday expressed sadness following the killing of a mentally-challenged ex-soldier by a policeman in a Quezon City on Wednesday, as it called for "sobriety" amid public uproar over the incident. Read more »

AFP vows to uphold human rights in case of martial law-like lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:37 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday assured the public there is nothing to worry should the government implement a martial law-like lockdown amid the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Another fallen hero: Soldier wounded in Sulu clash dies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 06:40 PM

MANILA - A soldier hurt in a military clash with the Abu Sayyaf group last week has succumbed to his wounds, raising the death toll in the encounter to 12, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Tuesday. Read more »