Soldier freed after pledging to pay woman’s burial

Benjie B. Talisic 11/23/2017

A soldier detained for hitting a housewife who crossed the highway of Medellin town was released after promising to pay her burial expenses. Kevin Sumosa, a Boholano, was assigned to Medellin town when the incident occurred. He…

QC court acquits soldier in Jonas Burgos abduction case

Inquirer.net 10/12/2017

The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) acquitted on Thursday a military official accused of abducting activist Jonas Burgos. In a nine-page decision, presiding Judge Alfonso C. Ruiz II of QCRTC Branch 216 absolved Philippine Army Major…

Soldier accused of killing Apas ex-con

Benjie B. Talisic 10/03/2017

A military man accused of killing an ex-convict from Barangay Apas, Cebu City, Thursday night is now in the custody of his immediate superiors at the Central Command (Centcom). Col. Medel Aguilar, the deputy chief of the…

My cousin, the soldier

Radel Paredes 09/30/2017

It was sometime during the first weeks of the war in Marawi when I talked about it with my cousin, who had spent some time in the Islamic city as part of his tour of duty when…

Cops kill soldier on his way home from Marawi battle zone

Inquirer.net 08/24/2017

  An army soldier who was supposed to take a break in his hometown after fighting in Marawi was shot dead by policemen on Wednesday in Zamboanga del Sur. A report from Police Chief Inspector Helen Galvez…

Fallen Cebuano soldier laid to rest at the Libingan

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2017

Cebuano fallen soldier Reymund Paracuelles, one of the casualties in the Marawi City siege, was given a hero’s burial, befitting a soldier who died serving his country. Paracuelles, a native of the southwestern Cebu town of Badian,…

Duterte visits fallen Cebuano soldier

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/13/2017

  TALKING to the soldier’s family in Bisaya, President Rodrigo Duterte was at the wake of fallen 30-year-old Cebuano Corporal Reymund Paracuelles in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Sunday night. “The President extended his condolences then shook our…

Ex-soldier nabbed for unlicensed guns

Nestle L. Semilla 06/07/2017

A RETIRED soldier was arrested at a checkpoint in Barangay Taytay, Danao City, for possession of several revolvers and ammunitions at 9 p.m. last Tuesday. Chief Insp. Gerard Ace Pelare, Danao City police chief, said police spotted…

Ex-soldier arrested in Danao City with 3 unlicensed guns

Nestle L. Semilla 06/07/2017

  A retired soldier was arrested for illegal possession of firearms in Danao City in northern Cebu yesterday evening. Retired Philippine Army Master Sergeant Rodrigo Beonia Jr., 45, from Barangay Nangka, Balamban town, Cebu was arrested in…

Soldier lost bag with cash, gun to burglar

Intern 05/11/2017

Less than P100,000 in cash and several items including a government issued firearm owned by a soldier of the Philippine Army were lost to a burglar at Barangay Poblacion, Samboan, south Cebu Wednesday dawn. Technical Sergeant Dante…

Official: Soldiers’ arrest has no effect on Army’s role in drug war

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/28/2017

THE ARREST of the three soldiers inside a suspected drug den would not affect plans to have Army personnel assist the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in curbing illegal drugs. 1st Lt. Roger Abitria, acting spokesperson of…

Should ROTC be revived?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/16/2017

When I heard the news that the Duterte administration is determined to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program for grades 11 and 12, I noticed that it drew mixed reactions among the Filipino people.…

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