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(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said Marawi was “on its way to normalcy,” as it noted it has not monitored any terrorist in the main battle area of the city. In a press briefing on Friday, AFP spokesperson Restituto Padilla said the last encounter between local terrorists and government troops was November 5. He said nine terrorists were killed at that time. “That is why recently, there has been […]
(Eagle News) — Pinarangalan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang mga tauhan nito na sumabak sa bakbakan sa Marawi City noong Mayo. Partikular na ginawaran ng Gold Cross Medal ang dalawang opisyal at pitong miyembro ng Philippine Marines sa pangunguna nina 1st Lt. Bobby Gabayno, 1st Lt. Kim Martal, Gt. Lito Malana, Sgt. Sherwin Seraspe, Coroporal Johnson Curato at Corporal Rodrigo Palting Jr. Maliban sa mga nabanggit, binigyan din ng Gold Cross at […]
(Agence France Presse) — Three Vietnamese sailors held for eight months by Islamist gunmen have been rescued by soldiers, the army said Saturday, in the latest operation against the kidnap-for-ransom militants. The sailors were found in the southernmost island group of Tawi-Tawi on Friday, along with the body of another Vietnamese seaman who had died in captivity from an illness, regional military commander Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez said. “He was already dead when the troops […]
(Eagle News) — Six soldiers were killed and four others were injured after they clashed with Abu Sayyaf members and sympathizers in Basilan on Wednesday. Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, made the announcement in a press statement released on Thursday. According to Colonel Juvymax Uy, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan, the soldiers were members of the 18th Infantry Battalion, who conducted a strike operation against the Abu Sayyaf under Siar […]
(Eagle News) — Newly retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Eduardo Año may be back in government service in less than a year. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday offered Año the post as special assistant to the President and the post of Undersecretary, “whichever was legally tenable.” “General Año will head the (Department of the Interior and Local Government) but while he is prohibited from assuming the post for one year (under the […]
(Eagle News) — Lt. General Rey Guerrero has been appointed the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año, AFP chief of staff who is retiring on Thursday, said in a television interview that Guerrero’s appointment papers were signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday afternoon. Año said Guerrero, who headed the Eastern Mindanao Command that includes the Davao region, is “one of the most highly qualified officers” […]
MANILA, Philippines (CCTV) — The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Eduardo Año, speaks highly of the idea of building a community of shared future for mankind stressed by Xi Jinping at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Año, who is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Clark Freeport on Monday, welcomed the ideas that Xi raised during the CPC […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House Appropriation Committee Chairman Karlo Nograles said that the proposed salary increase for members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be easily passed in Congress. Nograles said that the members of the AFP and the PNP have proven that they are deserving of the increase when they ended the crisis in Marawi City. “Our men and women in uniform proved […]
(Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Ben Diokno on Friday announced his office’s proposal for a base pay hike for the military, police and other uniformed personnel has been approved by the Office of the President. In a statement, Diokno said the OP approval was made on Sept. 25, with the draft now endorsed to Congress. “We need the approval of both houses of Congress to implement this because Congress has the power of the purse,” […]
(Eagle News) — At least 13 terrorists were neutralized by government troops in Marawi in operations that began on Thursday night. Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy commander of Task Force Ranao, said those killed were 13, but Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Major General Restituto Padilla said in a radio interview that the figure amounted to 20. Padilla said of the 20, 13 were killed on Thursday, while the remaining were neutralized on Friday morning. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited Marawi on Thursday, his fifth visit since terrorists overran the city, prompting government forces to launch offensives against them. The media was not previously informed of Duterte’s visit, which was done also on the national day of protest. Earlier, Duterte said the crisis in Marawi was almost over. The President tried to visit Marawi twice before he finally succeeded on July 20. On Aug. 4, he visited the […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año na hindi nila hahayaang makalabas ng Marawi si Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Sinabi ni Año na dalawang main group ng teroristang Maute ang siyang nakikipaglaban ngayon sa militar. Ito ay ang grupo ni Hapilon at Omar Maute na bumihag sa paring Katoliko na si Chito Suganob. Ibinunyag ni Año na kasama pa rin ni Hapilon ang mga miyembro […]
