A regional rights group denounces a deadly military operation in Negros Occidental that left 19 dead, including civilians, and urges an independent investigation.
PNP Orders Intensified Intel Ops vs Terror Recruitment In Mindanao
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered stricter monitoring and intensified intelligence-gathering to prevent terrorism-related recruitment and training activities in Mindanao, following warnings of renewed militant movements in parts of the region. PNP acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez…
4 Army Soldiers Killed In DI-Maute Ambush In Lanao Del Norte
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines โ Four Philippine Army soldiers were killed, while another was wounded, in an ambush carried out by militants of the Dawlah IslamiyahโMaute Group (DI-MG) on Friday in Barangay Lininding, Munai, Lanao del Norte. The Philippine Army…
Army Relieves Training Official After He Withdraws Support For Marcos
MANILA, Philippines โ The Philippine Army immediately relieved a training official from his post after publicly declaring that he was withdrawing support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a move that marked the first known case of an active-duty Armed Forces…
AFP Clarifies Col. Mongaoโs Status Amid โWithdrawal Of Supportโ Rumors
A recent social media post claimed that Col. Audie Mongao, a senior officer in the Philippine Army, had withdrawn support for the Marcos administration, sparking widespread online discussion.ย The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) quickly moved to clarify the situation,…
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…
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…
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.…
