Category: military
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Philippine Army led the Oath Taking of Newly Elected People’s Organization Provincial Federation Officers in Aurora
BALER, Aurora-The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion facilitated the oath taking of newly elected People’s Organization Provincial Federation Officers 2024 to take lead in supervising and monitor the progress of the 18 People’s Organization (POs) in the entire aurora province and some parts of Nueva Ecija area of operations held at Laang Sibol Hall,…
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6K troops to join PH Army’s 1st ‘combined arms drill’
MANILA – Over 6,000 soldiers will join the Philippine Army (PA)’s first-ever “combined arms training exercise” (CATEX) “Katihan” this March which would highlight the service’s shift from internal security to territorial defense operations. “The large-scale exercise will effectively test the Army’s capability to move, maneuver, and sustain large-scale forces during combat operations,” PA spokesperson Col.…
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3rd Mech, stakeholders extend aid to IPs in Tarlac
TARLAC CITY — 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (3rd Mech Bn) and its stakeholders extended aid to a total of 350 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) at Barangay Maamot in San Jose, Tarlac. Recipients were from the Sitios of Cabuyao, Lilay, Papaya, Tangan-tangan and Tudek. 3rd Mech Bn Commander Lieutenant Colonel Jeszer Bautista said the outreach program is…
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Fleet personnel, US counterparts hold outreach program
ZAMBALES – Personnel from Philippine Fleet together with BRP Tarlac LD601 and BRP Antonio Luna FF151 – PF teamed up with counterparts from the visiting USS Manchester (LCS14) in a community outreach initiative at Agusuhin Elementary School in Sitio Agusuhin, Brgy. Cawag, Subic Zambales. A total of 253 students received Happy Meal toys donated by…
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DAR-PN explores partnership in food security and poverty alleviation program
ZAMBALES– The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Zambales, under the leadership of Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) Engr. Emmanuel G. Aguinaldo, attended the exploratory talk with the officers of Naval Education Training and Doctrine Command (NETC) in San Antonio, Zambales and Philippine Naval Operation Base in Subic, Zambales. During the meeting, Aguinaldo introduced…
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AFP expects ‘bigger, more diverse’ Balikatan in April
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said this year’s iteration of the “Balikatan” military exercises with the United States will be longer and more diverse. “The difference now and last year’s ‘Balikatan’ is we are going to have more exercises in key positions all over the country. Aside from quantity…
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BCDA sets transfer of PAF facilities to New Clark City
TARLAC– The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is moving forward with the Php 4.24 billion project to transfer the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) housing facilities from the Air Force City in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga to an 85-hectare property in New Clark City, Tarlac. BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Joshua M. Bingcang…
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Aurora Police Remembers Bravery, Heroism of SAF44
BALER, Aurora-The Aurora Police Provincial Office (APPO) on Thursday, January 25, 2024, led the commemoration of the bravery and heroism of the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) troopers who were killed in an anti-terrorist operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015 (nine years ago). Police Colonel Myles Angel S. Pascual, APPO Provincial Director together with Retired…
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Construction of PH Navy’s 2 new landing docks starts in Indonesia
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday announced that the construction of its two additional landing docks in Indonesia has started. PN vice commander Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia and Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Gina Jamoralin headed the delegation who witnessed the keel laying rites for the Navy’s third landing dock and steel cutting…
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Army spearheads 15-day ‘train-for-work’ program for Central Luzon’s unemployed
DAGUPAN CITY– The 702nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army together with the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center, Inc. (CBSTACI) has recently launched a 15-day train-for-work program for residents of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan, and Zambales. The program, which started on January 9 at Camp Lt. Tito B Abat in Manaoag, Pangasinan is under…
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Army, San Luis LGU grant livelihood aid to people’s organization in Aurora
BALER, Aurora-The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) in collaboration with the local government unit (LGU) of San Luis provided Php50,000 livelihood assistance to Samahan ng Magsasaka ng Sitio Camalatan (SMSC) people’s organization (PO) in the town of San Luis, this province on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Lt. Col. Julito Recto Jr., commander of 91IB,…
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Female rebel surrenders to Bulacan police
BULACAN – A female member of the communist terrorist group (CTG) Rebolusyonaryong Hukbong Bayan (RHB) voluntarily surrendered to the Bulacan police in the city of Malolos on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan Police Provincial Office director, identified the surrenderer as “Ka She”, 43 years old, a member of the…
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Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives
MANILA– A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived in the Philippines for a scheduled port visit Jan. 5.…
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PH, US hold 2nd joint maritime patrol in WPS
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) on Wednesday held their second “maritime cooperative activity” (MCA) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement Wednesday, AFP public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the two-day bilateral event which runs until Thursday consists of passing exercises,…
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Training-to-work program to benefit soldier dependents, GIDA residents in North Luzon
DAGUPAN CITY – At least 100 military dependents and individuals in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales are the first target beneficiaries of the training-to-work program of the Philippine Army 702nd Infantry Brigade and the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center Inc. (CBSTACI). This is after the Philippine…
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