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Photos by Hector Retamal and video by Leo Ramirez. by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the centre of a global health emergency, witnessing how life in the Chinese city of Wuhan was turned upside down as it was cut off from the world. The city of 11 million was placed under an unprecedented quarantine to try and stop the […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Felimon Santos Jr. was promoted to the rank of general on Monday, Jan. 27. The AFP’s Public Affairs Office said in a Tweet Defense Secretary.Delfin Lorenzana administered the donning of the rank to Santos, who was a lieutenant general, in a ceremony held at the Department of National Defense. Santos replaced General Noel Clement as AFP chief after he reached the mandatory age of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Benjamin Madrigal Jr. as a member of the Philippine Coconut Authority governing board. Madrigal’s appointment paper was signed on Jan. 21. Madrigal’s appointment came less than four months after he retired from the service. He retired in September 2019 after reaching the mandatory age of retirement of 56.
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Jan. 4, expressed support for newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lt. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. In his first public appearance in 2020, the President said he was “confident that the AFP will… achieve more milestones to protect our freedom and democratic values” under Santos, who formally replaced Gen. Noel Clement, who retires tomorrow, Jan. 5. “It is my hope that you will carry out programs that […]
(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday, Dec. 30, paid tribute to national hero Jose Rizal for his “selfless devotion to duty, to country and people.” “He exudes the leadership principles of a Filipino trooper. He labored tirelessly to improve himself personally and professionally. He led by example,” AFP spokesman Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo said in a statement. According to Arevalo, Rizal “sought responsibility in the fight for nationalism and took responsibility and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 17, reiterated his “unqualified support” for the military, as he urged them to continue to protect the country. Duterte reiterated his commitment during the 84th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Quezon City. “I and I alone. Kung sakali man, [I] will go to prison. You can enjoy your freedom. I will take the risk,” Duterte said, saying he was “old” and “disposable.” […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine military said that the ISIS liaison to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) had been killed in a gunfight with army troops in Patiukul, Sulu. The Armed Forces of the Philippines identified the killed ISIS liaison as Talha Jumsah aka Abu Talha. He was killed in a clash with the Philippine Army 1st Scout Ranger Battalion in So, Tubig Amu, Barangay Tanum, Patikul, Sulu. Brigadier General Antonio Nafarrete, 1101st Brigade […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Appointments has approved the ad interim appointment of General Noel Clement as Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff. Clement will serve as head of the AFP until January 2020. Before he became chief of staff, Clement was head of the military’s Central Visayas Command. The CA also approved the promotion of Navy Vice Admiral Allan Ferdinand Cusi, who is currently the superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy. Meanne Corvera
(Eagle News) – The Philippine military prevented a plan of foreign terrorists to stage a suicide bombing in Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the killing of three suicide bombers, two of them foreign terrorists, in Indanan town. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that terrorists – two foreigners and a local Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member — were “neutralized” in “a military operation intended to apprehend foreign terrorists […]
Lorenzana attends in his place (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 24, skipped the change of command ceremony for the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Philippines. Duterte was instead represented by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the event in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. During the ceremony, General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. was replaced by Lieutenant General Noel Clement at the helm of the AFP. Earlier, President Duterte ordered Clement to […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling for a Senate probe into the agreement between a Chinese telco and the Armed Forces of the Philippines that would supposedly allow the construction of Chinese telecommunications facilities inside military camps. In filing Senate Resolution No. 137, Hontiveros wants to look in particular at the national security implications of the pact between Dito Telecommunity Corp., formerly known as Mislatel Consortium, and the military. Hontiveros noted that this was the […]
(Eagle News) – Malacañang again expressed its concern about the Chinese warships which have been recently sighted to be passing through the Sibutu Strait, saying that the Philippine government should know the reason for their passage. “We want to know bakit sila doon dumadaan,” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Saturday, August 17. Panelo said that the repeated passage of the Chinese warships — an issue that was earlier raised by Defense Secretary Delfin […]
