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(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 […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military on Friday asked Facebook to close dozens of accounts linked to Islamist militants who attacked Marawi, saying they were being used for propaganda. Military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera said the armed forces’ social media unit uncovered 63 Facebook accounts belonging to the jihadists and their supporters. “These 63 accounts are spreading malicious information and misinformation that affect the information landscape and the mindset of every Filipino,” Herrera told […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine military did more “surgical airstrikes” firing rockets in the areas where the local terrorists, the Islamist State inspired Maute group, which have vowed to establish a local caliphate in Marawi City, had been seen. Philippine soldiers have been battling the Maute militants and among their group are reportedly some foreigners and young recruits who have been seen with them around Marawi. It had been five days since the firefight and the […]
The Philippine armed forces on Tuesday (April 26) expressed sympathy over the execution of a Canadian hostage by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines, as military operations continue to secure the remaining captives. John Ridsdel, 68, a former mining executive, was captured by Islamist militants along with three other people in September 2015 while on vacation on a Philippine island. The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday […]
(Reuters) – U.S. troops on Monday (April 4) fired mobile artillery rockets as part of a new training demonstration during annual joint military exercises with the Philippines. Video footage released by the U.S. and Philippine military shows American soldiers firing six reduced range practice rockets from two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) at a Philippine military camp north of Manila. HIMARS were used in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military. The practice rockets have […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The Philippine military said on Friday (March 11) they will not negotiate with the Islamist militants who abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian, and a Filipino woman. A video posted on a Facebook page linked to Philippine Islamists showed the hostages appealing for their governments to accept the demands of the militants and were given a one month deadline or face execution. The four were kidnapped from a beach resort on […]
French President Francois Hollande said that this country is ready to help strengthen the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippine military dispatched naval and air assets to join in the international efforts to locate the Malaysian plane missing this morning during its flight bound for Beijing. Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala, the public information office chief of the Philippine military, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has mobilized its naval assets, particularly the BRP Del Pilar (PF 15), BRP Jacinto (PS 35), and BRP Mabini (PS 36) […]
