(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Tuesday that the operations against Abu Sayyaf group will be relentless, despite of fatalities to the government’s side. “It is unfortunate that a number of our troops have already lost their lives. However, as [National Defense] Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on August 29, ‘We are going full force,’” Abella said during a press conference. 15 soldiers were already killed in separate clashes against the terrorist group, while […]
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KBP nagsagawa ng tree planting activity sa Nueva Ecija
Nagsagawa ng pagtatanim ng puno ang mga miyembro ng Kapisanan ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP). Nagsimula ang parada ng mga kalahok sa Freedom Park Burgos Avenue, Cabanatuan City patungo sa National Greening Project site sa Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City kung saan 4,000 puno ang naitanim. Kung dati ay mikropono, ball pen, camera, tablet, lap top ang dala ng mga broadcaster sa pagkakataong ito ang dala nila ay mga seedlings na itinanim upang makatulong sa kalikasan. […]
President Duterte sends “ultimatum” on landmines to CPP-NDF panel; honors soldiers killed in Compostela Valley
MANILA, Aug. 8 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued early Sunday morning an ultimatum against communist rebels’ use of landmines and demanded inclusion of the battlefield issue in the peace talks or else the negotiations are off. “Either you stop it or we stop talking,” the President said in a news conference held at the wake of four Philippine Army infantry troops killed in two separate encounters in Compostela Valley on Friday against alleged […]
Duterte: My presidency is a peace mission
MANILA, Philippines July 28 – Speaking before the 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, President Rodrigo Duterte narrated how his father—also a soldier—retired in Mindanao seeking greener pastures. The President also explained why he declared a unilateral ceasefire with the New Peoples Army (NPA). “It is not my decision alone. It is the decision of the cabinet. Of course, General (Secretary Hermogenes) Esperon and Secretary Delfin Lorenzana are automatically members […]
Thousands of tourists expected in Boracay
BORACAY, Philippines – It is expected that 50, 000 tourists will go to Boracay this holiday break with the walkway in Station 2 already fully-booked. In response to this, the Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Red Cross added personnel in the said island. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Philippine Army receives new weapons
US-based arms manufacturer Remington delivered 12, 600 new M4 carbines for the Philippine Army, worth Php 1.9 billion. Said carbines will undergo technical examination before being issued to Army personnel. Said weapons are part of the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Philippine Army namahagi ng Hygiene Kit sa Zamboanga
Para naman mas mapalapit sa mga residente, isang gift giving activity ang isinagawa ng 1st Cavalry Squadron Mechanized Infantry Division ng Philippine Army. Namigay sila ng hygiene kit sa mga kabataan at tinuruan ang mga bata ng ilang mga paraan para mapanatili ang kanilang kalinisan at magandang kalusugan. Ayon kay Lt.Col. Charlemagne Batayola, umaabot na ng halos 900 mga bata ang kanilang nabigyan ng hygiene kit. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Bien Dacir)
119 enlisted personnel ng Philippine Army, na-promote
Nagsagawa ang 3rd Infantry Battalion ng Downing of Ranks Ceremony para sa 119 na na-promote na enlisted personnel ng Philippine Army noong Setyembre 14 sa Sitio Junior Campo, Sto. Nino Second, San Jose City. Pinangunahan ni Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Eugenio S. Batara Jr., katuwang sina Battalion Executive Officer Major Juvy S. Taldo, at Battalion Adjutant Captain James L. Jaque ang nasabing aktibidad. Ang ganitong pagtataas ng ranggo ay nangangahulugan din ng pagdaragdag ng kanilang […]
BIFF kills soldiers in ambush
In Maguindanao, two members of the Philippine Army were killed in an ambush conducted by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
More than 500 army trucks have fake registration
According to the Commission on Audit (COA), more than 500 trucks belonging to the Philippine Army have fake registration.
Philippine Army ready to give honors to Manny Pacquiao
The Philippine Army is ready to give an award to Manny Pacquiao in connection with his win against American boxer Chris Algieri, saying that Pacquiao serves an inspiration, not only to the Philippine Army but to the rest of the Filipino people.
17 breakaway rebels killed in clashes with soldiers in Maguindanao
The Philippine Army reported 17 BIFF rebels killed in a military encounter in Maguindanao.
