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December 23, 2020 Individual and existing franchise holders under the PUV Modernization Program have until March 31, 2021, to file applications, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Wednesday. “The Board hereby EXTENDS the filing of Application for Consolidation under Industry Consolidation until March 31, 2021 subject to the condition set forth under MC 2019-066, and the consolidation component as required under the PUV Modernization Program,” the memo ...

Published December 23, 2020, 3:04 PM In response to the appeal made by DUMPER-PTDA Partylist Rep. Claudine Bautista the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has agreed to extend until March 31, 2021 the deadline for the filing of applications for consolidation of individual and existing franchise holders provided under the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The LTFRB issued Memorandum Circular No. 2020-084 to lift the December 31. 2020 deadl...

Northrop Completes First Flight of Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program Our Bureau 1975 RQ-4 Global Hawk drone Northrop Grumman said today it completed the first flight of an RQ-4 Global Hawk using a modernised ground control station for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The flight for the Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program (GSMP) was conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, California, earlier this month. The GSMP team transformed both the human-machine interface and th...

News President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the commemoration of the AFPs 85th anniversary on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Screencap: Katropa DWDD-Crs Virtual RTV Duterte lauds soldiers’ efforts in fight vs COVID-19 By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News Published December 21, 2020 7:35pm President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday praised soldiers for their efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Speaking at the 85th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Duterte said the “entire nation wit...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ARMAN BAYLON/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The President committed to sustain the military’s modernization program after thanking the troops for their contribution in addressing the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and other calamities that hit the country this year. Duterte made the statement when he attended the 85th anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) via video conference in Davao City. “The trials we faced this year undersco...

Duterte says pandemic, calamities show need to enhance AFP further enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 21) — President Rodrigo Duterte paid tribute to soldiers at the 85th anniversary ceremonies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday, saying they have been instrumental in the fight against the pandemic, as well as the numerous calamites the country faced this year. In a prepared virtual speech, the President said despite their efforts, the A...

PASIG CITY, Dec. 16 (PIA) -- The 23rd Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Logistics and Defense Industry Cooperation between the Republic of the Philippines and Republic of Korea (RP-ROK) held recently via videoconference has strengthened bilateral relations in the areas of logistics and defense industries. The JCMs are conducted pursuant to the 1994 RP-ROK Memorandum of Understanding on Logistics and Defense Industry Cooperation, and are intended to uphold bilateral defense logistics cooperation,...

Published December 15, 2020, 3:15 PM The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will conduct a fleet review and wing flyby to showcase the military’s current roster of ships, choppers, and land vehicles — including the newly purchased equipment under the revised modernization program — in a ceremony to be held in Morong, Bataan on Wednesday. Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will spearhead the AFP’s f...

Is designing a range of less powerful short range weapons. these are also part of the modernization program. in part the answer is yes we do need some new weapons some of the targets we might want to hit in this kind of environment can be destroyed with small nuclear weapons that would minimize damage to other things what we call collateral damage we could significantly reduce. nato has deployed these kinds of weapons before until nine hundred ninety two nuclear artillery shells were stored at t...

Is designing a range of less powerful short range weapons. these are also part of the modernization program. in part the answer is yes we do need some new weapons some of the targets we might want to hit in this kind of environment can be destroyed with small nuclear weapons that would minimize damage to other things what we call collateral damage we could significantly reduce. nato has deployed these kinds of weapons before until nine hundred ninety two nuclear artillery shells were stored at t...