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CA confirms appointment of new Armed Forces chief

February 12, 2020 admin Armed Forces of the Philippines, ca confirmation, felimon santos, latest stories, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:45:01 +0000

THE bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has unanimously confirmed the appointment of Felimon Santos Jr. as four-star general and chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Santos, the seventh AFP chief under the Duterte administration, was confirmed during the plenary session of the bicameral body presided by Senate President Vicente Sotto […]

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LOOK: Catriona Gray visits AFP headquarters

August 17, 2019 admin AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Benjamin Madrigal Jr., Catriona Gray, Latest News Stories, miss universe 2018, Nation

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:31:20 +0000

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray paid a visit on Saturday to Camp Aguinaldo, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

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Guinness mark? Perhaps next year

July 22, 2019 admin Armed Forces of the Philippines, go for gold, Guinness world record, jeremy go, mall of asia, Philippine National Police, Philippine Navy, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:25 +0000

“Hindi nagpapatalo ang Pilipino. Uulitin natin ito hanggang makuha natin,’’ said Go For Gold’s Jeremy Go after missing the record at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds in Pasay City.

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Duterte to AFP, PNP: Don’t stage a coup, please

July 2, 2019 admin AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Coup d'état, Latest News Stories, Military, Nation, Philippine National Police, PNP, police

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:15:55 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte appealed on Tuesday to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to refrain from staging a coup d’etat during his term. “Do not do it, please, during my term,” he said in his speech at the 72nd anniversary of the Philippine Air Force in Pasay City.

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War-tested Marines from Mindanao sent to Palawan

June 27, 2019 admin AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, deployment, Latest News Stories, marine battalion landing team 3, Marines, mblt 3, Mindanao, Palawan, Puerto Princesa City, Regions, Wescom, West Philippine Sea, Western Command

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 10:02:30 +0000

A battalion-sized war-tested Philippine Marines was pulled out from Sulu to augment the Armed Forces’ Western Command (Wescom) based in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan that dubbed itself as the “protector of the West Philippine Sea.”

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Authorities foil NPA attack on Bukidnon farms

May 29, 2019 admin Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bukidnon, Latest News Stories, Philippine National Police, Regions

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 07:24:40 +0000

Members of PNP and the AFP foiled an NPA attack on private farms in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on Tuesday night.

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Defense Press Corps rejects AFP official’s ‘media bias’ claim

May 9, 2019 admin AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bias, defense press corps, latest news, Latest News Stories, Media, Nation, parlade, writ

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:27:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Defense Press Corps, the press organization whose members cover the Department of National Defense and Armed Forces of the Philippines, has dismissed the claims of a two-star general on supposed ‘media bias’ and collusion with communists.

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Soldiers take part in local absentee voting

April 29, 2019 admin AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, detoyato, elections, latest news, Latest News Stories, local absentee voting, Military, Nation, tropps

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 05:31:41 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel on Tuesday took part in the local absentee voting for this year’s midterm elections.

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Karapatan ex-leader belies link to CPP-NPA

April 13, 2019 admin Armed Forces of the Philippines, Communist Party of the Philippines, CPP-NPA, Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, Latest News Stories, local news, New People's Army, Regions

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:25:36 +0000

The former head of the human rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines for linking the group to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).

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