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AFP, DND sign MOA with Philippine Red Cross
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(From right) Gen Benjamin Madrigal Jr, Chief of Staff Armed Forces of the Philippines; Sec Delfin Lorenzana, Department of National Defense; Senator Richard Gordon, Chairman and CEO, Philippine Red Cross (PRC); and Ms Elizabeth Zavalla, PRC Secretary General sign a MOA for DND-AFP and PRC partnership on Friday, 05 April 2019 at the Silid Lapu-Lapu, General Headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photos by SN1 Donald Viluan PN / PAOAFP)
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Benjamin R Madrigal Jr, and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin N Lorenzana signed the memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) headed by Senator Richard J Gordon on Friday, 05 April 2019, at the Silid Lapu-Lapu, General Headquarters, here.
PH-US Exercise Balikatan gives health, emergency services in Laguna
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Filipino, U.S., and Australian health and medical specialists visited Pangil, Laguna Tuesday, April 3, for a Cooperative Health Engagement (CHE) as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019.
The CHEs aim to provide immediate assistance to communities and give residents the necessary awareness and basic knowledge to be able to respond to local emergencies. They are part of the broader Humanitarian and Civic Assistance portion of Balikatan, which also includes engineering and civic assistance projects and community relations events.
AFP Chief graces AFPSOCOM first anniversary
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. (right) receives a memento from AFP Special Operations Command (AFPSOCOM) Chief Major General Ramiro Manuel Rey for gracing AFPSOCOM’s first founding anniversary celebration on Monday, 1 April 2019, in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. (Photos by Cpl Joel R Manzano PA/PAOAFP)
The AFP activated the AFPSOCOM on April 6 last year, bringing control of special operations units from all major services under one command with headquarters in Fort Magsaysay.
The AFPSOCOM took command and supervision of the Special Operations Wing of the Air Force, the Naval Special Operations Group from the Navy, Scout Ranger Regiment, Special Forces Regiment, and Light Reaction Regiment of the Army, and the Joint Special Operations Group of the AFP General Headquarters.
AFP, US Forces open 35th Balikatan Exercise
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(From left to right) Philippines Exercise Director and Southern Luzon Command Chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, Philippine National Defense Undersecretary Cardozo Luna, United States (U.S.) Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Yong Kim, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., and U.S. Exercise Director Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Christopher McPhillips link arms to show unity and strength during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony that marked the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo by SN1 Donald H Viluan PN/PAOAFP)
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Balikatan, which means “shoulder-to-shoulder” in Filipino, symbolizes the partnership between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. Forces.
AFP receives P85 Million worth of financial assistance from PCSO
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally received checks amounting to P85 Million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under the PCSO’s AFP/PNP Health Capability Program in a ceremony held Monday, 01 April 2019 at the PCSO Conservatory Building, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
The P85,946,975 financial assistance will be distributed to eight selected AFP military treatment facilities.
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