Category Archives: Armed Forces

NPA attacks Cafgu detachment in ComVal

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Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Barangay Malamodao, Maco, Compostela Valley Province at around 6 a.m. last Maundy Thursday (April 5). According to the 10th Infantry Division …
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Philippines, China in Scarborough Shoal standoff

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MANILA — A Philippine Navy surveillance aircraft monitored last Sunday (April eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored inside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the course of its enforcement of the Philippine Fisheries Code and marine environment protection laws, the Department of …
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NPA encounter kills 1 soldier, injures 10 others

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Communist rebels detonated two landmines while a military vehicle was passing by in Barangay Nago-ocan in Katubig, Northern Samar, killing one soldier and injuring 10 others last Tuesday (March 13). Reports said the rebels detonated a roadside bomb while the …
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Six wounded in explosions in Mindanao

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Six people were wounded in separate explosions in Cotabato City and in Pigkawayan, North Cotabato last week. Last Thursday (March 1), three people were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blasted along Governor Gutierrez Avenue in Cotabato City last …
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AFP modernization program remains an elusive dream

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By Ben Cal There was a time when the Philippines was second to none in the Southeast Asia in terms of military muscle. That period of military superiority was immediately after World War II until the early 70’s. Today, the …
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Abu Sayyaf member arrested in Zamboanga City

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The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Intelligence Unit of the Philippine Air Force have arrested a sub-commander of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group Tuesday (February 14) in Zamboanga City. In a report to CIDG Director Samuel Pagdilao …
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