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โRise Above the Noiseโ: PMA Ritual Teaches Plebes the Meaning of Endurance Amid National Turmoil
MANILA โ Every year, under the sharp mountain air of Fort del Pilar, a familiar scene plays out on the Philippine Military Academyโs Borromeo Field. Freshmen cadetsโknown as plebesโstand ramrod straight, their faces fixed with determination, as upperclassmen order them to lean back as far as their bodies will allow. They hold the pose, trembling, […]
Feature: Why the AFP is Staying Out of Any Ouster Plot Against Marcos Jr.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled โ or attempted to topple โ presidents in the past. And that may be a good thing for our democracy. Rumors of destabilization and whispers of a coup always find a way to resurface whenever a Philippine presidency faces […]
Military Recovers 7 High-Powered Firearms After Armed Clash in Ligawasan, BARMM
ZAMBOANGA CITY โ The military recovered seven high-powered firearms after intervening in a clash between two armed groups in Ligawasan, Special Geographic Area (SGA), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), that left one person dead, authorities said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Donald M. Gumiran, commander of the Armed Forces of the PhilippinesโWestern Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom), […]