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The Armed Forces of the Philippines rendered full military honors on Tuesday, August 9, to former president Fidel V Ramos during the state funeral for the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines.
Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente O Bacarro assumed as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, replacing General Andres C Centino on Monday, August 8, in a Change of Command Ceremony presided by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines opened on Monday, August 1, its month-long commemoration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) with an oath-taking ceremony at the General Headquarters in Quezon City.
3 Filipino Graduates of US Military Academies Take Oath
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Three Filipino officers who got their commissionship as second lieutenants from US military academies took oath in front of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, today at the General Headquarters building, here.
Philippine Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Theodore B. Quijano, Philippine Army 2nd Lieutenant Floren P. Herrera, and Navy Ensign Chinna Louise E. Salio took their oath in a ceremony officiated by General Emmanuel T. Bautista earlier this day.
SOLCOM Concludes Regional Youth Leadership Summit
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Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City - Recognizing the leadership potentials of the youth, the Armed Forces of the Philippines through the Southern Luzon Command concluded yesterday, October 22, the Regional Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) for Southern Tagalog and Bicol Region.
8 Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded in Tulunan Landmine Attack
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Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—Eight soldiers, including three CAFGUs, were killed and five were wounded in separate landmine attacks in Tulunan, North Cotabato today, October 21.
The first attack occurred at the boundary of Barangays Caridad and Bituan at around 9:20 a.m. when troops of the 38th Infantry Battalion, on administrative duty delivering subsistence allowance to auxiliary forces, were landmined; triggering a firefight where seven government troops were killed and one was wounded.
A few hours later at around 11:25 troops under the 57th Infantry Battalion were also landmined while on their way to Barangay New Caridad also in Tulunan. Four were wounded and one was killed in the incident.
AFP Deploys Aircraft, Ships to Bohol for Relief Operations; Ground Assistance Continues
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CAMP GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO, Quezon City –The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deployed two C-130 aircraft and three naval logistic ships to transport a total of 285,000-lbs relief goods to Tagbilaran, Bohol in aid of the evacuees affected by the recent earthquake.
Two C-130 aircraft from the Philippine Air Force departed Villamor Air Base in Pasay yesterday to transport 48,000 lbs of assorted relief goods from Philippine National Red Cross and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to Tagbilaran, Bohol. Its Sokol choppers are also on standby for further distribution of relief goods to said area.
AFP, Hero Foundation Join AC Students in PEACE
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Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—Several junior and senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in support to Hero Foundation, Inc. (HFI), shared their experiences as soldiers to Grade 6 students in an effort to promote nationalism and discipline in Assumption College, Makati City.
Led by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations BGen Lysander A Suerte and Public Affairs Office Chief LTC Ramon P Zagala, the discussion held last Thursday centered on the duties and responsibilities of soldiers, as well as the dangers that face them in the field.
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