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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security forces confirmed Wednesday that at least one Filipino “suicide bomber” was behind a deadly attack last month, in a first for the Asian country. Norman Lasuca and one other yet to be identified suspect blew themselves up outside a military camp on the remote southern island of Jolo on June 28 in an attack that also killed three soldiers and two civilians, the police and military said. “We […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to make sure that the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines would be continued even after his term, as he recognized the “selfless service to the nation” of the country’s military personnel. During the 7nd anniversary of the Philippine Air Force, Duterte said that he would finish the projects for the Air Force under the “Horizon Projects” including enhancing the military’s capability against terrorism, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) “denounced the actions of a Chinese fishing vessel” which hit a Philippine vessel that had 22 Filipino crewmen, abandoning them after the incident. The event was reported to the DND on June 9, said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and the Filipino vessel that was hit was “anchored at the time” of the collision. Lorenzana “condemned in the strongest terms” what he termed as “the […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday, May 13, lauded the peaceful conduct of the local and midterm elections. In a statement, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said there was “no reported major untoward incident that affected the overall turnout of the electoral exercise” as polling centers closed at 6 p.m. He said voting in the 36,831 centers nationwide also went ahead, even if there were brief […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to “make a thorough investigation” of the widespread hacking of a large number of websites of the government, military and educational institutions last April 1. The attack was allegedly made by the hacking group Pinoy LulzSec as part of it’s “April Fools Day” prank. The group leaked databases from the Philippine Army, and also hacked into the websites of […]
(Eagle News)–Uniformed personnel will receive a 20-percent discount in all city and provincial utility buses soon. The Department of Transportation made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 11. “The special fare discount for all uniformed personnel of the (Armed Forces of the Philippines), (Philippine National Police), and (Philippine Coast Guard) shall continue and remain effective indefinitely, which will then be reviewed one year thereafter,” the DOTr said. According to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, this was in […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines is still verifying reports Abu Sayyaf sub-commander Idang Susukan was killed in Jolo, Sulu. Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, made the statement after a report from The Star Malaysia said Susukan was injured in military offensives launched on Feb. 2 in the area. The offensives were launched following the twin blasts at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on January 27. Five soldiers and three […]
Appointments of 9 others also confirmed (Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, Jan. 30, confirmed the appointments of several individuals, including that of General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief. Also confirmed were Brigadier General Virgilio Bartolome, Lt. General Noel Clement and seven officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The seven DFA officials were: Leah Basinang-Ruiz as Ambassador to the Republic of Poland with concurrent jurisdiction over Ukraine, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said it was possible the four teenagers, who authorities earlier said were behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts over the weekend, were actually innocent. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac made the admission after a reporter noted what appeared to be the shocked reactions of three of the four teenagers to the second blast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, based on footage from a […]
(Eagle News) — Two Maute rebels, including a 17-year old fighter, surrendered to soldiers of the 49th Infantry Battalion based in Butig, Lanao del Sur on Thursday, January 24, saying they were ready to face the consequences of their actions. The Maute fighters who surrendered were identified only as a certain Hussein, 17, and Ashlani, 34. Their surrender came amid the focused military operations launched by the Joint Task Force ZamPeLan (Zamboanga Peninsula and Lanao […]
(Eagle News) – The provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, except for Sulu, overwhelmingly voted “yes” to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), based on the partial unofficial count of votes at the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center. As of 4 p.m., January 23, the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines released the counting of votes from the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center which said that 100 percent of the plebiscite […]
(Eagle News) — Nangako si Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Lieutenant General Benjamin Madrigal Jr., na maisasagawa ng mapayapa ang nalalapit na plebisito para sa pagpapatibay ng Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Ayon kay Madrigal, buo ang kanilang suporta sa pagsasagawa ng plebisito ngayong buwan. Sapat din aniya ang tropa na idedeploy sa ground para magkaloob ng seguridad. Ang plebisito ng BOL ay isasagawa sa Enero 21 para sa mga botante sa mga lugar […]
