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“Seditions & Pensions” — Military Pension Tension

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Horizontal panel. Foreground: a piggy-bank shaped like a vintage military helmet, labeled ‘Pension Fund.’ Above it...

Major California freeway shut amid US military live-fire exercise

Los Angeles, United States—A major US freeway in California was shut Saturday due to the US Marine Corps firing live artillery over the roadway as...

Bicolana tops 2025 PMA entrance exams

A young woman from the Philippine Science High School–Bicol Region has emerged as the topnotcher of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Entrance Examination 2025,...

Trump brands US cities war zones

CHICAGO – The Trump administration branded Chicago a “war zone” Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials,...

Brawner says rejected calls to oust Marcos

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Friday said he rejected calls for the military to oust President Ferdinand...

DBM approves P1.64 billion bonus release for Army personnel

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of P1.64 billion for the payment of the FY 2023 Performance-Based Bonuses (PBB)...

White House rejects talks offer from Nicolas Maduro

CARACAS—The White House on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) dismissed a request by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for talks with counterpart Donald Trump to de-escalate...

North Korea’s Kim directs drone test, orders AI development

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in...

Navy enhances anti-submarine capability

THE Philippine Fleet (PF) has conducted an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) executive seminar in partnership with Canadian firm GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc., aimed at strengthening the...

Troopers to build homes for ex-rebels in E. Samar

ARMY soldiers are set to build 12 homes for erstwhile adversaries in Eastern Samar in keeping with the government’s overall peace-building efforts nationwide. Five houses...

NDCP graduates 60th batch of national security scholars

The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) has conferred Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) degrees on 65 scholars from its 60th Regular...

UK seeks visiting forces agreement with PH gov’t

The United Kingdom (UK) is exploring a possible defense agreement with the Philippines to boost cooperation between the two nations’ armed forces. The Department of...

Colombia halts arms purchases in row with US

BOGOTA – Colombia on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the South...

Palace: Keep AFP out of politics, destab bid

Protests okay; power grab attempt illegal Malacañang on Tuesday admonished groups calling on the military and other uniformed personnel to withdraw support from President Ferdinand...
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