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By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published December 22, 2020 4:53pm The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is already preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country, its chief said Tuesday. General Gilbert Gapay said the Philippine military's main task is to assist the national government in the transport and distribution of the vaccines once available in the country. "We are preparing for it and we are looking at the template of election wherein the AFP is in the forefront in the distribution of election paraphernalia in the remote areas where other other agencies cannot r...

Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay (PHILIPPINE ARMY / MANILA BULLETIN) With the theme “[email protected]: Pinag-isang Lakas na Maaasahan ng mga Pilipino,” Gapay looked back at the different accomplishments of the military beginning from the eruption of Taal Volcano in January to the COVID-19 pandemic and the successive typhoons that hit the country in October and November. “This year 2020, a year that we all hoped and envisioned to bring greater opportunities but twists of fate could not have been more drastic in the span of this single year. From the eruption of the Taal Volcano, to the spread of...

(MANILA BULLETIN) This was bared by General Gilbert Gapay, Chief of Staff of the AFP, who vowed to continue pounding the enemies’ known strongholds in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to totally eradicate them before the end of President Duterte’s term in 2022. “As far as the NPA is concerned, there are about 3,700 regular armed group members and they are organized into specific guerrilla front formations all over the country. As far as the local terrorist groups, the Abu Sayyaf Group, BIFF [Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters], the Daulah Islamiyah (DI) affiliate groups to include Maute Gr...

Gen. Gilbert Gapay (PHILIPPINE ARMY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Gapay said the awardees “went the extra mile in the fulfillment of their respective mandates” which contributed to the accomplishment of the AFP’s endeavors. Recognized were Staff Sgt. Jose Salvador Silva as Enlisted Personnel of the Year; Engelbert Avena as Model Civilian Supervisor of the Year; Ervin Yano as Model Civilian Human Resource of the Year; Lt. Commander Xytorr Neil Lising as Male ROTC Cadet of the Year; and Cadet Major Judy Ann Canate as Female ROTC Cadet of the Year. Gapay handed the “Kapayapaan Awar...

Gapay pledges sustained excellence in AFP’s 85th anniversary By MA. ANGELICA GARCIA, GMA News Published December 21, 2020 11:23pm Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Gilbert Gapay vowed to sustain the military’s achievements the past year as the AFP capped its 85th anniversary on Monday. In a statement, Gapay lauded the perseverance and commitment of soldiers in defeating internal security threats, including communist terrorist groups, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and other local terrorist groups amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "The AFP significantly degraded the armed ca...