Tag: AFP

Catapang proposes naval base in Batanes

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Pio Catapang proposed the establishment of a naval base in Batanes to guard the country’s territory against illegal poachers from Taiwan. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

AFP and MILF repair schools in Maguindanao

MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – For the first time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front joined hands to conduct repairs on various public schools in Maguindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

AFP to strengthen territorial defense in the West Philippine Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Pio Catapang said that the AFP is upgrading its territorial defense capability, especially in the West Philippine Sea, by buying ships that will guard the national territory. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

AFP has thousands of defective guns

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of National Defense confirmed the reports regarding the defective guns of the Armed Forces of the Philippines which numbered in the thousands. Said defective guns have the total worth of Php 1.9 billion. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

37 provinces in Typhoon Chedeng’s flightpath, alerted

Six regions and 37 provinces would be directly hit by Typhoon Chedeng as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at around past 11pm last night. The following are the provinces within the typhoon’s 75 km radius: ABRA AURORA BENGUET IFUGAO ILOCOS SUR ISABELA KALINGA LA UNION MOUNTAIN PROVINCE NUEVA ECIJA NUEVA VIZCAYA PANGASINAN QUIRINO The provinces within Typhoon Chedeng’s 150 km radius: APAYAO BULACAN CAGAYAN CAMARINES NORTE CATANDUANES ILOCOS NORTE PAMPANGA QUEZON RIZAL […]