NEWS

AFP, DND, Aus Embassy collaborate on Women's Month network exchange activity

News Blog 19 April 2023

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Australian Embassy in the Philippines, in collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, through the AFP Gender and Development Office (AFPGADO) and the Department of National Defense (DND), conducted a network exchange activity in celebration of the National Women's Month today, April 19 at the AFP General Headquarters.

AFPGADO Chief, Col Arlene A Fragé PA, thanked the Australian Embassy for initiating the event and welcomed the participants. "Let us be empowered and use this not only to our advantage but to be of help to others, to be their voice," she said as she encouraged them to take the opportunity to learn about gender equality from the session.

TROOP VISIT | 15IB, 3ID

News Blog 19 April 2023

The Chief of Staff, AFP (CSAFP) General Andres C Centino PA, visits on April 19 a Forward Operating Base of Bravo Company, 15IB, 3ID situated in Brgy Haba, Candoni, Negros Occidental. The visit to far-flung military camps and detachments is one of the CSAFP's thrusts to check on the troops' morale and welfare and personally relay his guidance.

Philippine Army and U.S. Army engineers teamed up to construct the Special Forces School (SFS)

News Blog 18 April 2023

Philippine Army and U.S. Army engineers teamed up to construct the Special Forces School (SFS) Rifle and Pistol Range and a bridge at the SFS Complex in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on April 17, 2023.

The said construction projects are part of the ongoing 38th iteration of Balikatan which involves more than 17,000 Filipino and U.S. soldiers training side-by-side in a spectrum of military operations. Balikatan is a vital investment in bolstering the cooperation of Filipino and American soldiers across the spectrum of military operations and accomplishing shared missions. (Photo and story by the Philippine Army)

AFP STATEMENT | On the Arrest of Eric Casilao

News Blog 18 April 2023

The AFP lauds the arrest of the top leader of the CPP's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) and member of the party's Central Committee. Eric Jun Casilao, by his position, was behind all the atrocities and crimes committed by the NPA in Davao Region. After the fall of many of the party organs and NPA units under him, he abandoned his followers and flew outside the country. He was arrested in Malaysia and was deported to face his crimes here in the country.

We thank the Malaysian authorities for their assistance in making this happen and in helping our government in its efforts to put an end to the violence perpetrated by the CPP/NPA/NDF in the country. His arrest seals the collapse of the communist insurgency in Davao Region.

Rest assured that the AFP will sustain its efforts to provide a safe and secured environment for the benefit of our people.///

CSAFP visits Balikatan Exercises, EDCA Sites in Northern Luzon

News Blog 18 April 2023

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Chief of Staff, AFP (CSAFP) General Andres C Centino PA, continued visiting various locations of the ongoing 38th PH-US Balikatan Exercises in Northern Luzon on April 18.

The CSAFP was accompanied by LtGen Stephen Parreño, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, and LtGen Fernyl Buca, Commander of Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), with other senior staff of the AFP General Headquarters.