AFP modernization gets P40B fund
The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ modernization program (AFPMP) is assured to receive another P40 billion in fresh funding for ...
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BJMP, AFP to buy agri needs from Negros ARBs
Agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Occidental are now assured of a regular market for their farm produce with the ...
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Courtesy call
Department of National Defense officer-in-charge and retired Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. (left) and Armed Forces of the Philippines chief ...
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BBM warns of uncertain times
Calls on AFP to secure peace amid unpredictable world situations President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday warned of a “constantly ...
Read morePalace tiptoes on Pelosi issue, Beijing raises One China policy
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are “closely monitoring” the visit of ...
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Garcia gets Comelec job; Bacarro for AFP, Azurin at PNP, de Lemos at NBI
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed new heads of the Commission on Elections, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National ...
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A state in mourning
The Philippine flag flies at half-mast at the National Museum of the Philippines and the Armed Forces of the Philippines ...
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Dwindling rebel ranks
How serious is the threat to national security posed by the communist-led insurgency in the Philippine countryside at this point? ...
Read moreEx-AFP comptroller found guilty of bribery, sentenced to 8 years
The Sandiganbayan has found retired Major General Carlos Garcia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of direct bribery and of facilitating money ...
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PH-US mulling bigger military joint exercises in 2023 — Army
The Philippines and the United States are looking at a larger joint training exercises next year, meanwhile, former Armed Forces ...
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