CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff LtGen Salvador Mison Jr on Saturday, 16 September 2017, awarded the outstanding reservists and reserve units in the country during the Closing Ceremony of the National Reservists Week at the AFP Grandstand in Camp Aguinaldo. Among…
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LOOK: China Donates P5 Million for Marawi Soldiers
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Zhao Jianhua (left) hands over a donation worth P5 Million in check to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año, Tuesday, 05 September 2017 here at the Hall of Flags, General Headquarters Building. The donation is for the soldiers operating…
AFP: 27 recovered cadavers buried in Marawi City
Camp Ranao, Marawi City- September 5, 2017. Twenty-seven cadavers retrieved by security forces from the Main Battle Area were buried in Marawi City today. The remains, believed to be civilians declared missing since fighting erupted, were transported by the personnel of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office aboard seven military vehicles…
Hundreds join “Dugo Para Sa Kapayapaan” blood-letting activity
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) joined the Dugong Alay, Dugtong Buhay Inc. (DADBI) in their simultaneous bloodletting activity dubbed as “Dugo Para Sa Kapayapaan” being held in respective AFP and PNP headquarters and Unified Commands, Saturday, 02 September 2017. “Dugo Para sa Kapayapaan”, in…
CA CONFIRMS NEW AFP OFFICERS
Senate President and Commission on Appointments chair Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III pose with officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) whose promotions were confirmed during the CA’s plenary session, Wednesday, August 30, 2017. The newly promoted officers are (from left), Lieutenant General Rafael Valencia, Major General Casiano Monilla, Major General Arnel Duco, and…
102 female soldiers, cops sent to aid Marawi evacuee
Camp Ranao, Marawi City- August 29, 2017. More than a hundred female soldiers and cops were deployed to Lanao del Sur today to help local government units address the needs of families displaced by the crisis in Marawi City. General Eduardo M. Año, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; and Police…
10 terrorists attempting to enter Main Battle Area killed by troops in Lanao Lake
Camp Ranao, Marawi City – August 28, 2017. Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Marawi were able to intercept ten members of the Daesh-inspired Maute terror group on board two motorized pump boats who attempted to sneak into the main battle area at 2:30 dawn today (August 28). (Photo from WESMINCOM CPIO) A three-hour fire…
Islamic Center, St Mary’s Cathedral retaken by troops from terrorists in Main Battle Area
Camp Ranao, Marawi City – August 25, 2017. After 95 days of fighting, operating troops finally took over a catholic church located in the heart of the business district in Marawi City where the fighting is thick since day 1. Soldiers of the 10th Infantry Battalion who are in combat operations stealthily and decisively moved…
Congregational prayer held at Marawi masjid inside Main Battle Area months after crisis
Camp Ranao, Marawi City – August 24, 2017. Twenty-three Maranao soldiers and policemen congregated to pray Salat al-Jamaat at a masjid in the City of Marawi, the first time since the siege erupted last May 23. The congregational prayer was held at Masjid Saad Huzam Almusairi in Lilod, Marawi City located inside the main battle…
PRRD visits troops as Islamic Center was recaptured in Marawi
Camp Ranao, Marawi City – August 24, 2017 For the third time since Marawi crisis started in May, the Commander-in-Chief visited his troops in the main battle area (MBA) in Marawi at 4 minutes in the afternoon yesterday. Following his arrival, the President was given a briefing update on the current situation in Marawi by…
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