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CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac — A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) who surrendered to the Joint Task Force (JTF) Kaugnay’s 91st Infantry Battalion (IB) yielded his long firearm to government troops at the vicinity of Barangay Calaocan, Dipaculao in Aurora. Northern Luzon Command acting commander Maj. Gen. Andrew Costelo revealed […]

The Canadian special operations presence is part of an attempt by NATO allies to deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, and to identify ways to assist the…

WEARY COMBATANTS. The 16 former Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters rebels pose with military and local officials following their formal presentation in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022). The surrenderers said they returned to the folds of the law to start a new life due to the relentless military campaign against them in the province. (Photo courtesy of 6ID) CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao - Tired of evading government forces relentlessly pursuing them, 16 members of the Bangsamoro Is...

SLAIN SUPPORTER. A supporter of the Abu Sayyaf Group is killed in a firefight with troops at dawn Monday (Jan. 17, 2022) in Barangay Limbocandis, Sumisip, Basilan. The clash ensued while the troops were checking on the reported presence of a person in possession of an improvised explosive device in the village. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Government troops killed an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) supporter in a brief firefight and recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from h...

The troops also captured from the terrorists, one gun truck, one Deshka M Anti Aircraft Gun, one HK 21 Machine Gun, one Rocket Propelled ...

DAVAO CITY—The Armed Forces of the Philippines’s Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) has turned the Navy’s prime ship into a floating hospital to cater to the medical evacuation and treatment of the survivors of super typhoon Odette. In a belated report, the Eastmincom said its medical teams have utilized the BRP…

An army camp costing RM646.15 million will be built at Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu, this year, to further strengthen security and defence in Sabah

RELIEF GOODS DELIVERED. Army troops through the Joint Task Force (JTF) "Sambisig" provide manpower assistance for the loading and unloading of relief goods at Barangay Sta Cruz, San Jose, Dinagat Islands on Jan. 11, 2022. Through the JTF Sambisig, more donations poured in for the typhoon victims. (Photo from Eastmincom) DAVAO CITY - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) on Friday thanked all the "good samaritans" who channeled their donations through the military command ...

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion (IB) departed Basilan province after more than a five-year stint against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reshuffled some of its forces in the country. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western M

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Troops of the 84th Infantry Battalion of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Kaugnay and Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Office of Nueva Ecija discovered an arms cache of the New People’s Army in Barangay Minuli, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday, Jan 12. Maj.