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(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez visited on Wednesday, June 27, the wake of the policemen killed in the misencounter between policemen and soldiers in Samar on Monday, June 25. The families of P01 Wyndell Noromor, PO1 Edwin Ebrado, PO1 Phil Rey Mendigo, PO1 Julius Suarez, PO1 Rowell Reyes, and PO1 Julie Escalo, who were killed in the incident in Barangay […]
(Eagle News) — Anim na pulis ang patay habang siyam na iba pa ang sugatan sa nangyaring misencounter na naganap sa Sitio Lunoy, Brgy. San Roque, Sta. Rita Samar Lunes ng umaga, Hunyo 26. Ayon sa press release na ipinadala ng 8th Infantry (Storm troopers) Division, Philippine Army Division Public Affairs Office sa media, nagpapatrol sa lugar ang mga tauhan ng 1st Platoon ng 805th company ng Regional Mobile Force Batallion nang maka-engkwentro nila ang […]
(Eagle News) — Policemen are now tightly guarding housing units meant for personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Rodriguez, Rizal, round-the-clock after members of the urban poor group KADAMAY on Wednesday, June 13, tried to forcibly enter and take over several housing units in the area. Even the homeowners’ association in the area vowed not to let their guard down. Policemen are now on […]
(Eagle News) — Nasamsam sa isinagawang joint search and recovery operation sa kampo ng mga rebeldeng komunista ang ilang matataas na kalibre ng armas, assorted ammunition, mga police at military uniform sa Quirino Province kamakailan. Kabilang sa mga nasabat ng otoridad sa Sitio Kalbo, Barangay Disimungal, Nagtipunan, Quirino ang dalawang M-14 rifles, apat na M-16 rifles, isang upper receiver M-16 rifle, isang M-653 o baby armalite at ammunition. Maging ang labinlimang pares ng PNP uniform […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na protektado nila ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas laban sa China. Ayon kay AFP Chief Of Staff General Carlito Galvez, kasalukuyan na nilang vina-validate ang mga natatanggap na ulat kaugnay sa missile deployment ng China sa West Philippine Sea. Dahil dito ay nag-deploy na ang AFP ng marine battalion para mabantayan ang soberanya at karapatan ng bansa sa mga teritoryong inaangkin ng iba pang bansa. […]
by Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Ten journalists including Agence France-Presse’s chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai, were among dozens killed in attacks across Afghanistan Monday, the deadliest day for the country’s media since 2001. The attacks highlight the dangers journalists face in the war-torn country, where violence is increasing as the resurgent Taliban step up their campaign while the Islamic State group makes inroads. A double suicide blast in […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Western Mindanao Command head Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez formally took the helm of the 85,000-strong military in change of command ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday, April 18. Galvez, who was the overall commander of military operations during the Marawi siege, replaced General Rey Leonardo Guerrero, who bowed out of military service after 38 years. Guerrero reached his mandatory age of retirement on December 17 last year, but the […]
by Jan Hennop Agence France-Presse NETHERLANDS (AFP) — Agence France-Presse photographer Ronaldo Schemidt won the prestigious 2018 World Press Photo of the Year Award Thursday with a fiery image of a masked Venezuelan protester which judges said symbolised a country “burning.” Schemidt’s photo, taken during violent clashes with riot police and protesters demonstrating against President Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Caracas last year, invoked an instant emotion, the judges said. AFP also scooped other awards, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling iginiit ni Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi nila papayagan na makapasok sa kanilang organisasyon ang mga aplikante na mayroong tattoo sa katawan. Ito ay sa harap ng suhestyon ni Davao 1st District Congressman Karlo Nograles sa PNP na panahon na para bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga aplikanteng may tattoo. “For our military and police organizations to bar the entry of capable and well-meaning Filipinos […]
(Eagle News) – We are ready. The deputy commander of Joint Task Force had this to say, after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Murad Ibrahim warned that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group could seize another Filipino city. According to Col. Romeo Brawner, the military was “rewriting (their) doctrines,” “reorganizing (their) units,” and “re-equipping and retraining,” applying the lessons they learnt when Maute rebels who pledged allegiance to ISIS overran Marawi in May. He said […]
(Eagle News) — Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra said there are no reports of recent recruitment for would-be members of the ISIS-inspired group in the city. Gandamra however, told reporters during a press briefing on Friday, February 9, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported there are possibilities of recruitments in other municipalities. “…But ito po ay na-address na ng ating security forces,” he said, noting that martial law extension in Mindanao was […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Armed Forces of the Philippines clarified on Thursday that the 16 helicopters the government was slated to buy from Canada would not be used to attack communist rebels. “We are not buying an offensive aircraft. You must understand that these are utility helicopters not attack helicopters,” Major General Restituto Padilla, AFP deputy chief of staff for plans, said in a text message. He said the Bell 412 helicopters […]
