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JAKARTA, March 31, 2024 (AFP) – Firefighters have managed to extinguish a blaze that levelled an ammunition warehouse just outside the Indonesian capital after a series of explosions, an officer said Sunday. The first explosion was heard at around 6:00 pm (1100 GMT) on Saturday at a depot used to store expired ammo inside a military complex near Jakarta. Twenty-seven fire trucks were deployed to the location and firefighters managed to douse the blaze by […]
(Eagle News) — A La Union town councilor was arrested on Saturday, April 3, for illegal possession of firearms and ammo, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Michael Mapalo of Tubao was nabbed in Barangay Gonzales after he was found in possession of firearms without the corresponding permits. The authorities at that time were enforcing a search warrant issued by Judge Romeo Atillo of the First Judicial Region, Regional Trial Court, Branch […]
(Eagle News) — China on Thursday donated P168-million worth of assault rifles and ammunition to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to help the country in its fight against terrorism. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and AFP Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año received the over 3,000 assault rifles and ammunition from Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua in turnover ceremonies at the AFP headquarters in Quezon City. This is the second donation of weapons given by the Asian giant, […]
