In this video made available by the Hukbong Sandatahan ng Pilipinas in its YouTube account, three members of the Philippine Marine Corps are seen dancing to the nursery hit “Baby Shark” in war-torn Marawi. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mCf1-tfeWM
Tag: Soldiers
Russia to donate rifles, military trucks to PHL
(Eagle News) — Russia is set to donate assault rifles and military trucks to the Philippines. The planned donations were unveiled by President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech prior to the groundbreaking of Scout Rangers Ville on Wednesday, and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who accompanied him. Lorenzana told reporters that the 5000 Kalashnikovs and 20 military trucks would be turned over to the Philippine government later this month. The Kalashnikov is a brand of assault […]
President Duterte unveils new housing project in Bulacan for soldiers
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday unveiled a housing project for Scout Rangers in Bulacan, reiterating his respect for the country’s soldiers who sacrifice for the country. According to Duterte, the around 1000 housing units would be finished in December 2018, based on information provided by the National Housing Authority that supervises the construction. “Bakit ko kayo inuna? Ang sundalo at pulis, on the average, asa delikado na sitwasyon sila everyday,” he said. […]
China, nagkaloob ng P65 milyon para sa pagpapagamot ng mga sugatang sundalo sa Marawi
(Eagle News) — Sinaksihan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagtuturn-over ng donasyon ng China sa Armed Forces of the Philippines para sa pagpapagamot ng mga sugatang sundalo sa nagpapatuloy na bakbakan sa Marawi City. Si Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua ang nag-abot ng cheke na nagkakahalaga ng P65 milyon kay AFP Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año sa Malacañang. Lubos namang ikinagalak ng AFP ang patuloy na ayudang ibinibigay ng China sa bansa […]
French police arrest man over soldier car attack: security sources
PARIS, France (AFP) — French security forces have shot and arrested a man suspected of being behind an attack on soldiers in a Paris suburb on Wednesday, security sources told AFP. The man, aged in his late 30s, was intercepted on a motorway north of the French capital in the vehicle used to drive into the soldiers, the sources said, asking not to be named because they were not authorised to speak. One source […]
Car rams into soldiers outside Paris; six injured
by Gina Doggett Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French police launched a manhunt on Wednesday after a car rammed into soldiers near their barracks outside Paris, injuring six people, two of them seriously. Police were scrambling to track down the vehicle, which took off after the incident described by local mayor Patrick Balkany as “without a doubt a deliberate act.” The incident took place around 8:00 am (0600 GMT) outside a military barracks […]
News in photo: Duterte checks condition of wounded soldiers during 2nd visit to Marawi
News in photo: Soldiers in Marawi City excitedly take “selfies” with President Duterte
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is seen here with soldiers in Marawi City excitedly taking “selfies” with him during his second visit to Marawi City on Friday, August 4, 2017. Duterte visited the government troops at the Tactical Command Post of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) at Barangay Kilala in Marawi City. The visit further boosted the morale of soldiers who are fighting remaining Islamist terrorists in the city. Soldiers are also […]
AFP chief asks Marawi residents to patiently wait until military has cleared city of explosive devices
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., advised residents of Marawi City to patiently wait until the military has finished clearing operations in the city, saying there were many explosive devices left by the Islamist militants in the area. Padilla said that military’s priority is still the clearing of Marawi City and other affected localities of unexploded ordnance before the government can start a full-blown recovery and rehabilitation. […]
President Duterte announces 1,000 housing units for soldiers; warns KADAMAY against occupying them again
“Wag ninyo ako pilitin,” he tells the group (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday warned members of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap against occupying more housing projects not intended for them, saying they would be forcibly removed if they did it again. “You are almost anarchists..Wag niyo ako pilitin, ayoko ng masakit..Kung ulitin ninyo at pilitin ninyong pumasok, order ko talaga paalisin kayo ng puwersa. Either batutain kayo or pagbabarilin kayo. Wag ninyo […]
President Duterte visits war-torn Marawi
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited war-torn Marawi on Thursday, making good on his word to check up on government troops fighting Islamist militants in the area. Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said the President made the visit in Camp Ranao around lunchtime. There was no media coverage of the event, as they were only informed about the President’s visit after he left. Prior to this visit, Duterte had attempted to […]
Sagip sundalo gives blood to wounded soldiers
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental (PIA)– The increasing numbers of wounded soldiers in the ongoing Marawi crisis in Lanao del Sur has prompted the stakeholders in Villanueva town to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through a blood-letting activity. Jacobi Carbons Philippines Inc., in coordination with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the local government unit (LGU) of Villanueva and the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB), launched held the activity at Jacobi Carbons plant in Barangay San Martin. PRC medical personnel, Jacobi Carbons […]
