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CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City -- The Ilocos Region has been declared as the first region in the country to be in a state of stable internal peace and security or insurgency-free. This, after the signing of the Joint Regional Development Council 1 (RDC) and Regional Peace and Order Council 1 (RPOC), and

EXIT CALL. The 10th Infantry Division (10ID) welcomes Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) Commander, Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., in Davao de Oro on Feb. 11, 2022 as he renders his exit call to various elected officials and former comrades. Torres assumed his new post as the 32nd Nolcom chief on January 24, replacing then acting Nolcom chief, Maj. Gen. Andrew Costelo. (Photo courtesy of 10ID) DAVAO CITY - Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) Commander, Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., has visited the 10th In...

Rear Admiral Driz replaces Rear Admiral Alberto Carlos, who was appointed as AFP Western Command chief

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 […]

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed new chiefs for the Philippine Marine Corps and Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon and Western Commands.

Malacañang confirmed on Tuesday night, Jan. 18, the designation of two new officials in two key posts in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the designation of Rear Admiral Alberto Carlos of the Philippine Na

Follow this thread for updates from the Cordillera Administrative Region, which comprises the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. As of the 2015 census, the region has around 1.7 million residents.

There is no truth to the claims that a Chinese research vessel has been operating within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Department of National Defense (DND) has announced. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary Delfin

Published July 26, 2021, 1:47 PM Contrary to his perceived persona of making headline-grabbing statements against individuals or groups accused of ties with communist groups, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. formally retired from the military service in a rather “quiet” ceremony over the weekend. Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. retires from military service as a commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) in a cwremony held at Camp Nakar in Quezon province on July 25, 2021. (Photo courtesy of...

Published May 27, 2021, 7:28 PM A desalination plan system, which could produce 1,500 gallons of potable water everyday, has been constructed in the Philippines’ northernmost outpost, Mavulis Island in Batanes. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the inauguration of a desalination plant system which he said was completed partnership of the AFP’s Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) and the AFP Savings and Loan Association Incorporated (AFPSLAI). desal More than P3 million was spent for the de...