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CATBALOGAN CITY – Sixty-five firearms seized in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas by the 8th Infantry Division (ID) were destroyed in a ceremony here Saturday, Aug. 20. BACARRO (AFP FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of

Senator Ronaldo "Bato" dela Rosa has nominated a fellow former uniformed personnel as sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, who will protect the 24 "most important people" in the Philippines--the senators. Dela Rosa picked retired Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan on Monday, Aug. 1 for the position due to his achi

Four suspected New People’s Army (NPA) fighters – including a 21-year-old young man and a 26-year-old woman, were killed in a recent armed encounter in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, the military’s Visayas Command (VISCOM) confirmed Wednesday, July 13. (Courtesy of Visayas Command) In a sta

LEARNING HUB. Visayas Command chief Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz is seen reading a book for an elementary pupil inside a mini-library launched on Wednesday (June 8, 2022) at the Cambubho Integrated School in the hinterland of Danao City. Dauz on Thursday said Viscom will collaborate with the private sector in opening more learning hubs as a way to counter the communist terrorist group's propaganda. (Photo courtesy of 3rd Civil Relations Group) CEBU CITY - The chief of the Armed Forces of the Philipp...

The entrance gate of Camp Lapulapuin Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, where the headquarters of the Visayas Command is located. (Photo courtesy of Civil Relation Service, AFP) CEBU CITY - Some 2,000 military and police personnel in Central Visayas participated in the local absentee voting (LAV) on Thursday. Maj. Israel Galorio, public information officer of the Visayas Command (Viscom), said 44 uniformed and civilian military personnel cast their vote. Of this number, 14 are officers, 29 are non-commi...

PEACE PACT. Reelectionists Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and House Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr., and lawyer George Arnaiz, who is seeking the 2nd district congressional seat, pose for a photo opportunity at the sidelines of a peace covenant signing in Sibulan town. Provincial and church officials expressed elation over the presence of Degamo and Teves, who were known to be at odds perennially, during the event held on Monday (April 25, 2022). (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - In a...

The Army’s K-9 units along with their engineers have been deployed in Baybay, Leyte to help in search, rescue and retrieval operations for victims of landslides that were triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton several days ago.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed additional personnel and assets to help in the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in Visayas, days after it was battered by Typhoon “Agaton.” Search and rescue personnel from the A

RELIEF MISSION. Personnel from the Philippine Navy unload relief goods and construction materials from Landing Craft 295 BRP Tausug at the Surigao City Port in this undated photo. The Naval Forces Central on Wednesday (March 23, 2022) said naval vessels continue to send assistance to areas more than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December last year. (Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Central PAO) CEBU CITY - More than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, vessel...