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80 years ago, PM John Curtin announced that command of all combat sections of the Australian defence force had passed to US General Douglas MacArthur. Curtin called it “a momentous day for the peoples of the United Nations”.
NIGHT OWL Lieutenant General Andres Castor Centino was appointed last November as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). His first directive to the 150,000-strong military is to end the communist insurgency before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. In an in
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started administering booster shots to at least 1,163 of its frontliners under the A1 category, a military official disclosed Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) starts administering booster shots to its frontliners under the
ALLIES. AFP chief, Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. (2nd from left), receives two ICU beds from US Embassy in Manila Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, David Gamble (2nd from right), during a turnover ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday (Oct. 25, 2021). The US government's donation includes a total of 30 ICU beds and 10 PPE sets worth around PHP2.08 million. (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday thanked the United States for donating close to PHP2.08 million worth of medical supplies and equipment. AFP chief-of-staff, Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., ...
AFP Surgeon General, Col. Fatima Claire Navarro (File photo) MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday it has readied two medical teams for deployment to hospitals dealing with an influx of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). "We have initially prepared two teams, each composed of one military doctor and five military nurses who will be deployed to hospitals identified by the DOH (Department of Health)," AFP Surgeon General Col. Fatima Claire Navarro said in a statement. The first deployment will be to St. Luke's Me...