PGMA bids farewell to AFP members »
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited the Armed Forces of the Philippines officers and men on Tuesday in general headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City to bid her last farewell and to thank them for the good services they have done in the country.
“It was a private visit that is why they requested that it not be [...]
Peacekeepers killed in Haiti received honors from AFP »
The bodies of Navy Data Process 3 Pearly Panangui, Army Sergeant Eustacio Bermudez and Air Force Sergeant Janice Arocena were brought to the St. Ignatius Chapel inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City where they received honors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday.
AFP public affairs office chief Romeo Brawner said the remains [...]
Total gun ban starts Jan. 10 »
A total gun ban for six months will be enforce starting January 10, 2010 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to avoid election-related violence.
Only regular members of the police and military on official duty are exempted from the total gun ban according to AFP spokesman Lt. Col. [...]
PGMA proclaims Martial Law in Maguindanao »
In response to the cry for justice for Maguindanao massacre victims, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Proclamation No. 1959 putting the Maguindanao province under the state of martial law on Saturday morning except for some certain areas identified as bailiwicks of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Its been 2 weeks after the gruesome killing of [...]
At Least 45 Found Dead in Maguindanao »
At least 30 bodies found by government troops in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province Monday afternoon. Many of the victims are members of the press while others are women. The first report said that the killings has a connection in the incoming 2010 Elections.
In an interview, Vice Mayor Ishmael “Toto” Mangudadatu said his wife Jenalyn, with [...]