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AFP HELPS DEPED DELIVER DIGITAL GADGETS TO SCHOOLS

The Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed its gratitude to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for their crucial aid in transporting digital equipment to schools nationwide, a key step in enhancing digital education across the country. The AFP, led by Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr., played a pivotal role in the […]

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PADILLA VOWS TO PUSH AFP MODERNIZATION IN CONGRESS

We will make noise in advocating the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, especially the Philippine Navy, so they can better defend our territory. This was the promise made by Senator Robin Padilla after visiting Senate employees undergoing the Basic Citizen Military Course (BCMC) aboard the BRP Tarlac in Subic recently. “Hindi kami […]

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CA TO SCRUTINIZE PROMOTION OF 25 MILITARY EXECS

The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the appointment papers of 25 newly promoted senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “The CA received their appointment papers from Malacañang on June 27,” Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel, CA assistant minority leader, said. “The batch is composed of a major general […]

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PEACE, STABILITY WITH MODERN AFP, SAYS ROMUALDEZ

Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of the continued support of the House of Representatives (HOR) for its modernization program to strengthen the country’s pursuit of national peace and stability.Romualdez made the assurance during the HOR-AFP fellowship series (Visayas leg) in Cebu City that was attended by high-ranking military officers […]

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CAMP AGUINALDO TO HAVE NEW FEMALE BARRACKS – DPWH

The Department of Public Works and Highways announced that a new female barracks building is in the works at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. DPWH National Capital Regional Director Nomer Abel Canlas, together with Armed Forces of the Philippines Civil Relations Service (AFPCRS) Commander Major General Manuel Sequitin PA and other officials, held a recent […]

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LACSON’S LEGACY TO MILITARY: FIXED AFP CHIEF TERM

A new law prescribing fixed terms for the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Chief of Staff and senior officers will cap the key legacies of Senator Ping Lacson to the military and defense establishment. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, pushed last September Senate Bill 2376, which with House Bill […]

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DPWH COMPLETES AFP MODULAR HOSPITAL – MERCADO

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has responded anew to the medical care needs of military troops and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado turned over to AFP Vice Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Erickson Gloria and AFP Health Services Command (AFPHSC) Commander Brigadier General […]

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GIVE AFP CHIEFS FIXED 3 YEAR TERMS – PIMENTEL

The chairman of the House Strategic Intelligence Committee called for the immediate passage of a measure seeking to prescribe a fixed three-year tour of duty for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel made the call after Malacañang named Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the AFP’s […]

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FIXED TERMS FOR AFP OFFICIALS GETS SENATE OK

The Senate passed on third and final reading a measure seeking to set the term of the chief of staff and other senior military officers holding key positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to three years in a bid to do away with the “revolving door policy” and create a new culture […]

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MILITARY PENSION BILL GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

A House of Representatives panel approved a measure seeking to overhaul the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) pension system to make it more fiscally sustainable. During its virtual meeting, the House Ad hoc Committee on the Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System approved the unnumbered substitute bill after significant issues were resolved among the committee […]