AFP not discounting presence of NPA rebels in Cebu

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command is also not discounting the possibility that there could be members of the New Peoples Army (NPA) in the province of Cebu. Capt. Joe Patrick…

Bodies of ‘guerrillas’ killed in Bohol transported back to families

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The bodies of the alleged members of communist-terrorist groups slain after a firefight with soldiers in Bohol last Tuesday, May 25, 2021, are now being transported back to their families. The 47th Infantry Battalion…

5 killed, 1 wounded in early morning encounter in Bilar, Bohol

Futch Anthony Inso, Paul Lauro 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Military troops killed five men, who are believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA), in an early morning encounter on Tuesday, May 25, in Bilar town in Bohol province. Army…

Disastrous propaganda or brazen intimidation?

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 02/01/2021

Professional members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police must be cringing in embarrassment after witnessing blunder upon blunder being committed by their organizations. First, the AFP made a list of University…

‘Coordinated inauthentic behavior’

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 09/27/2020

Last Sept. 22, the head of Facebook’s Security Policy — Nathaniel Gleicher — announced that, following a thorough investigation, Facebook took down two separate networks for violating FB’s policy on “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” One of them is…

AFP thumbs down SOGIE bill, says respect for LGBT need not ‘sacrifice rights of majority’

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 08/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has rejected the proposed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill, claiming that respect towards the LGBTQIA+ community may be given “without having to sacrifice…

Consolacion taps AFP in enforcing quarantine protocols

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some 20 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be deployed in the municipality of Consolacion in northern Cebu within the week as an augmentation to the local police force…

Why not abolish office of AFP chief?

Ramon J. Farolan - @inquirerdotnet 08/03/2020

  Last Friday, July 31, was the 75th death anniversary of one of our lesser-known heroes. At the Tejeros Convention in March 1897, Gen. Artemio Ricarte was elected captain-general of the Filipino revolutionary forces and is considered…

IN PHOTOS: Police, BJMP, and AFP patrol interior barangays of Talisay City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted a joint patrol in the interior barangays (villages) of Talisay…

4 ‘CPP-NPA officials’ arrested in Kabankalan, NegOcc

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) were arrested by the 15th infantry battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, July 10,…

AFP medical team ready to fight COVID-19 in Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) medical team is in Cebu City to help handle the growing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. All 33 personnel of the…

AFP Central Command now has emergency quarantine facility

Alven Maria A. Timtim 05/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Central Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) unveiled its emergency quarantine facility on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the Central Command headquarters in Camp Lapu-Lapu in Barangay Apas here. The…

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