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Meanwhile, Manila admits that its military could miss president’s deadline to end the decades-long insurgency.

Published July 17, 2021, 1:29 PM Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo formally relinquished his posts as spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and commander of the Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (ETDC) as he bowed out of military service Friday, July 16. Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo (second from left) retires as spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and commander of the Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (ETDC) on July 16, 2021 in a ceremony held...

MWSS Logo In a text message, retired Lt. General Emmanual Salamat confirmed to Manila Bulletin that he is no longer the MWSS administrator and that former Police Deputy Director General Reynaldo Velasco has regained the position. Velasco now serves as concurrent MWSS chairman and OIC administrator. The agency went through a management shake-up in 2019 after the Ayala-led and MWSS concessionaire Manila Water Company Inc. caught itself in a supply mess that resulted in millions of its customers h...

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Published February 7, 2021, 8:15 PM Military men know how to get the task done.   This work ethic is the main reason President Duterte has chosen former military officers to join his government to deliver results, according to his spokesman, Secretary Harry Roque. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (RESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Sinasabi talaga ni Presidente, talagang may preference siya sa mga militar, kasi ang military – bilang executive kasi tagapagpatupad ka – a...

New AFP chief Sobejana orders men to exercise due diligence in sharing info to public Published February 5, 2021 8:30am Updated February 5, 2021 12:04pm Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana on Friday said he has ordered his men to observe "due diligence" in sharing information to the public amid accusations of red-tagging. Interviewed on Unang Balita, Sobejana said he gave the order to his senior staff commanders during a meeti...

MANILA: A new Philippines military chief has vowed the army will respect human rights and the rule of law as it “moves fast” to destroy communist groups and Daesh-inspired militant outfits in the country. In his assumption speech on Thursday, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, the incoming Philippines armed forces commander, urged Filipinos to be one with the soldiers fighting against the “real enemies.” “Rest assured that your soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines will do their job while fo...

New AFP chief vows to go after real threat, avoid collateral damage enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 4) — Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana is aiming at destroying local terrorist groups in his six-month stint as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief, promising to “go fast” while being mindful to avoid missteps. “My focus now is going after the real threat – the communist terrorist group as well as the local terrorist groups,” Sobejana said in an i...

BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 – The incoming Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, visited the 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, Home of the Stingers Troopers on February 02, 2021 at Camp Romualdo Rubi, Barangay Bancasi, this city.       A Medal for Valor awardee and the current Commanding General of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Sobejana’s visit to the 402nd Brigade is his only official visit to an Infantry Brigade as he prioritized m...

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 4 -- The Department of National Defense congratulates LTGEN Cirilito Sobejana on his assumption as Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. LTGEN Sobejanas sterling record as a military officer has prepared him to assume this very important role as CSAFP. Having personally seen and experienced the adverse effects of armed conflicts, LTGEN Sobejana is a strong advocate for peace and development. We are confident that he will contin...