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AFP showcases naval, air assets as part of 85th anniversary By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published December 16, 2020 4:30pm Naval and air assets were showcased during the Armed Forces of the Philippines's Fleet Review and Wing FlyBy in Morong, Bataan on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana graced the event together with AFP chief General Gilbert Gapay, Philippine Army chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Giovanni Bacordo, Philippine Air Force commander Lieutenant General Allen Paredes and other senior military officials. The even...

AFP to highlight modern assets in 85th anniversary fleet review SOME OF the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)'s most modern assets would participate in the fleet review and wing fly to be held in Morong, Bataan on Wednesday, as part of the celebration of its 85th founding anniversary.    Navy Capt. Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs office chief, said some ships of the naval contingent consists of the brand-new missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16), patrol ship BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35), BRP Davao Del Sur (LD-602), landing craft BRP ...

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 fleet review, a traditional gathering of ships, which will be conducted in connection with the milita...

Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) ACT Teachers partylist Rep. France Castro and Gabriela Parytlist Rep. Arlene Brosas chided Lorenzana and other military officials for playing politics when they are allegedly barred by Constitution from engaging in partisan political activities. The two congresswomen said Lorenzana cannot hide the political motive behind his bid to remove the six Makabayan solons who belong to the minority bloc in the Lower House. In a press statement, Brosas reminded Lorenzana and AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay tha...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 14) — The probe into the attack in Datu Piang, Maguindanao early this month showed lack of coordination among units of the Philippine National Police, and with their counterparts in the Armed Forces. Maj. Gen. Marni Marcos, head of the PNP's board of inquiry disclosed in a media briefing on Monday that police intelligence units had received information about the brewing attack, but Datu Piang's chief of police was left uninformed until a few hours before the incident. Marcos said the intelligence information should have been coordinated and...