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(Eagle News) — The Palace has ordered the deployment of additional security forces in some parts of the country. The issuance of Memorandum Order 32 that ordered the deployment of additional troops in Samar, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and the Bicol region to “suppress lawless violence and acts of terror” came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said there had to be some changes in the military because of the number of soldiers’ lives lost in the […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Armed Forces of the Philippines at Philippine National Police na tuluyan nang nalusaw ang “Red October ouster plot” ng rebeldeng grupong New People’s Army. Ayon kay AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, wala nang kakayanan ang rebeldeng grupo na maglunsad ng malawakang pag-atake dahil sa maramihang pagsuko ng mga miyembro nito. Naaresto rin umano ng AFP sa operasyon ang limang matataas na lider […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of the Army’s intelligence unit as the military’s next commanding general. Major General Macairog Alberto, chief of the Intelligence Service unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will replace Major General Rolando Bautista, who is slated to retire on Oct. 15. President Duterte has said, however, that he would appoint Bautista as the next Social Welfare secretary. Alberto served as commander of Task Force Davao […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Higher Education is mulling issuing an advisory to the schools which the Armed Forces of the Philippines said were being tapped by Communists for the Red October plot. In a radio interview, CHED Commissioner Ronald Adamat said he would make the suggestion during an en banc meeting either on Monday or Tuesday. “But as a matter of policy, ang CHED ay hindi talaga ina-allow iyong mga ganoon (recruitment),” Adamat said. He said […]
(Eagle News) — The “Jabidah massacre” was merely invented by then-Senator Ninoy Aquino in an attempt to destabilize the government of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. This is according to former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who had said among the reasons Marcos declared martial law in the country was the formed alliance between the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of the Philippines. Enrile, who made the remark in an interview with former Senator Bongbong Marcos, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said he had no plans of leaving the Senate premises so far. Trillanes made the comment in an interview with reporters in the Upper House, where he spent the night following the revocation of the amnesty granted to him by former President Benigno Aquino III. “Kasi hindi valid..Instinct ko nga kahapon ay magwalk in na ako..If we’re going to turn ourselves in voluntarily, ang […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Aug. 25, visited soldiers who were injured in a recent clash between the military and members of the Abu Sayyaf in Patikul, Sulu. Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Lt. Col. Gerry Besana said the chief executive visited the over 20 soldiers who fought it out with around 40 members of the kidnap-for-ransom group in Barangay Langhub on Thursday, Aug. 23, in Camp General Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital. The President thanked them […]
(Eagle News) — An Abu Sayyaf member was killed and 22 soldiers were wounded in a clash between the military and alleged members of the kidnap-for-ransom group in Sulu on Thursday, Aug. 23, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Killed in the firefight in Patikul, Barangay Langhub at 9:30 a.m. was Alpata Abdurasa. The AFP said more could have been killed or wounded from the enemy side, composed more or less of 40 people, headed by […]
(Eagle News)–“Wow.” President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say after learning weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a gold medal in the Asian Games. The President made the comment even after he wrapped up his speech before the League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Visayas cluster on Tuesday, Aug. 21. “Hidilyn Diaz. Ito yung sundalo. Sundalo ‘to ng Philippine Army. Wow. That’s the message,” the President said. He indicated he wanted to congratulate the Airwoman personally himself “kung may panahon […]
(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 21, congratulated one of its own, Hidilyn Diaz, for her gold medal finish in the Asian Games. “Airwoman Firstclass (AW1C) Diaz epitomizes the diligence, perseverance, hard work, and dedication not only of every airman, soldier, sailor, and marine, but of every Filipino who triumphs over all adversities and challenges,” AFP spokesperson Edgard Arevalo said in a statement. According to Arevalo, the military salutes Diaz for “her […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 13, vowed to make the military officials involved in the P17-million health services mess accountable. “It is unfortunate that this happened at a time when the (Department of National Defense) and (Armed Forces of the Philippines) enjoy the trust and confidence of the Filipino people. We will ensure that those responsible will be held fully accountable for their actions,” he said in a statement. In fact, he […]
(Eagle News) — The “systemic corruption” in place in V. Luna Medical Center since 2016 was so bad one set of prosthesis for wounded Marawi soldiers, which costs only P338,000, was reported to have reached P1.4 million. This is according to General Carlito Galvez Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, who held a press briefing after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte’s sacking of at least 20 military officials and personnel […]
